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THE BEGINNING IS NOW... 9th Annual Production Sale Saturday, October 10, 2020 1:30pm cst, at the farm in Rockfield , Kentucky PHF Dixie Erica 627, AAA 19664403

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Free Delivery - Financing available Kenneth D. Lowe (270) 202-7186 Joe K. Lowe II (270) 202-4399 www.oaKhoLLowangus.com 400 oaK hoLLow Dr. - smIths grove, KentucKy

The group of bulls in our fall sale are hands down the most profitable genetics for the commercial cattleman available anywhere in the country this year. No other selection of bulls will have as high of percentage of bulls in the top 25% of the breed for heifer fertility and the new index expressing commercial cow-calf profitabilty, $M. Over 40 years of Data Driven Maternal Selection has put our cow herd in a class of its own when it comes to profitability. We look forward to working with you on increasing the profitabilty of your cow herd starting this fall breeding season. *Bolded EPD values are in the top 25% of the breed as of 9/14/20.

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CATTLE AREN’T THAT COMPLICATED A lot of businesses spend a lot of resources telling you how to get more cows bred and get heavier calves. Whether it is through nutrition management, pasture renovation or reproductive technology, everyone seems to have a way to get more cows bred and “improve your bottom line.” Companies are constantly touting high dollar lick tubs and limiter feed as a way to improve conception rates and weaning weights. Research careers have been made solely on the topic of mitigating the effects of fescue toxicosis to increase conception rates and weaning weights. All of these methods involve a combination of pasture renovation, clipping seed heads and spraying new classes of herbicides to reduce the level of endophyte. Millions of dollars are spent by companies to sell reproductive technologies in an effort to increase conception rates and give you a larger number of older and heavier calves at weaning. If you have spent very long around the cattle business, you have heard all the sales pitches and seen all the tables and power points during your free meal. There is one thing that no one talks about when it comes to improving your bottom line. Improve your cow herd. I have written all summer about the 106 heifers we bred this spring. We had 106 heifers born in the spring of 2019, and we turned a bull out with all 106 of them. They bred at a 96% conception rate. 97% of those that bred are due to calve in the first 30 days of calving season. This did not require synchronizing our heifers and running them through the chute 3 times. My father and I easily gate cut 106 heifers into 6 breeding groups and turned out 6 bulls in about 3 hours one late April morning. We then had time to work on fence, manage pastures and repair water line the rest of the week. We have a fall calving herd as well. The 3-year rolling average on

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grass to go with it. You will fertilize and sow annuals until you turn into a row crop farmer. You will burn a tanker truck full of diesel fuel to mow, spray and renovate pastures, but still wonder why your cattle aren’t doing well in your forage program. You will run a cow through the chute 3 times to get her bred using AI protocols and be happy with a 50% first cycle conception rate. You will convince yourself you want to try the latest and greatest ration formulation, herbicide innovation or synchronization protocol. However, the simplest solution is something you never even considered. Make the right changes in your genetics. The bulls in our fall sale will give you a greater return on investment than any other investment you can make for your farm. In the spring, our bulls started at $2,500 and averaged $3,300. Half of the bulls sold for under $3,000. They have sold in that range for several years now. Our bulls are developed to go out and work harder and breed more cows over their lifetime than any other bull you can buy. We know because we use them ourselves and specifically formulate our bull developing Optimize the number of grazing days on ration for their long-term health. Their EPD profiles are unmatched anywhere in the inusyour pastures. When you can’t graze, supplement your cattle with the cheapest try for commercial cow-calf profitability. No feedstuffs you can that meet their nutri- matter what you want a bull to do, there is a bull in our fall sale that will do it. Most of all, tional requirement. Feed a good mineral every bull in our fall sale is out of a cow that and vaccinate your cattle for challenges went to work in a commercial cow-calf envithey may encounter. Select bulls that give ronment just like yours. She bred at 15 months you daughters that breed at 15 months, old and calved at 24 months old and went out have a live calf at 24 months and do so and raised that bull calf while spending her every 12 months for 12 to 15 years in life on toxic fescue. There are Angus bulls, your fescue-based environment. That’s it. and then there are our Angus bulls. There is a You will sit and listen to how that lick difference. Give us a call before the sale, and tub or limiter feed only costs pennies a day to we would love to get you the bull you need this feed, but ignore the fact that its costs upwards fall breeding season. of $800/ton and your cattle still need hay or - Joe K. Lowe II heifer conception rate in the fall is over 98%. Our cattle breed. Getting your heifers bred will improve your bottom line. I talk about longevity in our cow herd frequently. We have a group of 28 cows in one group in our spring herd that range from 10-16 years old. I rotated their pasture last week and several of the cows have bull calves over 700 lbs. at 200 days of age. Nearly every calf will be over 600. We do not creep feed in the spring, and the cows are running on toxic fescue pastures. Given the track record of my cows that age, 27 of them will be bred back for yet another 600-700 lb. calf. Cows that are still giving you 7-month-old calves weighing 700 lbs. at 12 years old on toxic fescue will improve your bottom line. The cattle business is the business of turning solar energy into high quality protein. Turning sunlight into steak is an extremely simple process, but everyone wants to complicate it. In the process of complicating it, the only bottom line they improve is that of their input suppliers. The biggest problems have the simplest solutions. Have a calving season.

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K E N T U C K Y CAT T L E M E N ’ S AS S O C I AT I O N 2 0 2 0 L E A D E R S H I P KCA REGIONAL DIRECTORS: REGION 1

Daniel Hayden, VP*.................(270) 570-2815 Buddy Cook.............................(270) 275-1274 Gary Woodall...........................(270) 725-0819 Ricky Haynes............................(270) 945-9057 Don Pemberton........................(270) 889-3885 Don Clements...........................(270) 389-0527 Mark Heimgartner...................(270) 875-2585 Jeremy Armstrong...................(270) 668-2056 John (JJ) Tucker....................(270) 617-0301 Dennis Wilson.........................(270) 952-1714 Caleb Jenkin............................(270) 952-0767

REGION 2

KCA 2020 EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OFFICERS: PRESIDENT

Steve Dunning 8200 Antioch Road Hopkinsville, KY 42240 (270) 498-8180

PRESIDENT ELECT Chris Cooper 2140 Tates Creek Road Richmond, KY 40475 (859) 200-7711

TREASURER

Ken Adams 90 E Horseshoe Ave. Upton, KY 42784 (270) 734-1443

PAST PRESIDENT Tim White 3664 Military Pike Lexington, KY 40513 (859) 509-5401

VICE PRESIDENT Cary King 250 Bright Leaf Drive Harrodsburg, KY 40330 (859) 734-2173

KCA PROGRAM CHAIRMAN Jeff Pettit 5745 US Highway 41 S Seebree, KY 42455

(270) 836-2963

KBC CHAIRMAN

Andy Bishop 6135 High Grove Road Cox’s Creek, KY 40013 (502) 350-7609

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Danny Cooper, VP*...................(606) 782-4809 Wanda Hawkins.......................(502) 321-5602 Alan Bryant..............................(502) 548-1379 Maynard Stetten......................(502) 609-4986

Cary King 250 Bright Leaf Drive Harrodsburg, KY 40330 (859) 734-2173

KCA’S PAST PRESIDENTS: 1972-73 1974-77 1978-79 1980-82 1983-85 1986-87 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001

Joe Lowe, VP*.........................(270) 202-4399 Craig Thompson......................(270) 590-5174 Trent Jones.............................(270) 590-5266 Chuck Crutcher.......................(270) 272-6269 Alison Brockman....................(270) 403-3205 Steven Green..........................(270) 528-1720 Mike Bullock..........................(270) 792-9644 Dr. Kenneth Green...............(270) 589-7175 Adam Maulden.......................(270) 590-1005 Kirk Cecil.................................(270) 692-7698 Hunter Galloway....................(731) 332-0098 Rayetta Boone..........................(270) 230-5488 Adam Estes..............................(270) 537-3761 Phyllis Gentry..........................(502) 331-1146 Don Reynolds...........................(270) 528-5239 Andy Joe Moore.......................(270) 646-2458

Jere Caldwell† - Boyle Smith T. Powell† - Lincoln Larry Lovell - Union John Masters† - Mason Seldon Hail† - Laurel Bob Vickery† - Wayne Glenn Mackie - Bourbon Dale Lovell - Muhlenberg Steve Henshaw† - Union Jerry Fraim - Grayson Glen Massengale† - Wayne Dell King - Christian Kenneth Lowe - Warren Dr. J.L.Cole - Monroe Harvey Mitchell - Mercer Jim Naive† - Spencer Shelby Hughes - Logan Hoppy Lovell - Barren Charles Miller - Jessamine Larry Clay - Perry

2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019

Jack Kimbrough† - Shelby Mark Williams - Crittenden Paul Napier - Lincoln Eddie Young - Washington Greg Ritter† - Barren Don Pemberton - Christian Billy Glenn Turpin - Madison Scotty Parsons - Christian Corinne Kephart - Shelby Greg Robey - Mercer Mike Bach - Bath Don Reynolds - Hart Steve Downs - Marion Gary Woodall - Logan David Lemaster - Clark Chuck Crutcher - Hardin Bobby Foree - Henry Tim White - Fayette

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Jerry Oak.................................(502) 525-7248 John Allison.............................(502) 220-3170 Lincoln Clifford........................(859) 954-0102 Allen Phillips............................(502) 829-5652 Phillip Douglas.........................(502) 845-4620 Amanda Hall............................(859) 333-5001 Nicole Goecke..........................(606) 782-2263

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Randy Warner, VP*................(859) 771-5280 Lisa Baesler.............................(859) 509-5020 David Lemaster.......................(859) 749-0258 Ron Ray...................................(859) 825-8516 Donovan Pigg..........................(859) 749-9675 Danielle Harmon.....................(606) 748-8059 Ronnie Lowe...........................(606) 782-5058 Jason Crowe............................(859) 582-0761 Amy White..............................(859) 227-2552 Bruce Witt...............................(859) 585-8889 Brandon Sears.........................(502) 777-0738

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Phillip Reese, VP*......................(859) 339-0450 Herman Benge.........................(606) 862-6451 Steve Downs...........................(859) 805-1278 Brent Woodrum......................(859) 397-1078 Anne Bays................................(615) 478-8450 Danny Ray Spalding................(859) 336-0444 Adam Chunglo.........................(859) 613-2985 C. Mike Spalding.....................(270) 669-6587 Brent Ware...............................(606) 379-5711 Gary Ford..................................(270) 402-2194 Aaron Burke..............................(859) 265-1172 Jared Foley...............................(270) 858-3900 * Denotes member of Executive committee

VOLUME 33 • ISSUE 10 176 PASADENA DRIVE • LEXINGTON, KY 40503 • PHONE: (859) 278-0899 FAX: (859) 260-2060 • WWW.KYCATTLE.ORG • INFO@KYCATTLE.ORG Executive Vice President Dave Maples

Membership Coordinator Nikki Whitaker

Director of Kentucky Beef Council Nathan Lawson

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PRESIDENT’S THOUGHTS STEVE DUNNING Kentucky Cattlemen’s Association President Summer was typical for Kentucky with temperatures in the 90’s for several days. However it could have been worse. It seems as if the wind was out of the north more than I can ever remember. On August 25, myself, along with Dave Maples and Nikki Whitaker, attended a “think tank” symposium in Louisville at Kentucky Farm Bureau Headquarters. On hand were representatives from dairy, goat, sheep, pork, poultry, and other commodity groups. All with the hope of forming a common consensus to develop new market ideas on anything we produce on farms in Kentucky. As stated by KFB President Mark Haney, “this is not easy and there is no one who is going to do it for us”. Kentucky is lucky to have an agriculture friendly legislature, but we all know that may not always be the case, and we need to seek new ventures to keep our agriculture funds and assets in Kentucky. With current leaders such as Commissioner Ryan Quarles and Farm Bureau President Mark Haney, we can be assured that cattlemen

in Kentucky will have a seat at the table! Work on the farm is winding down with some late haycutting. There is always housekeeping chores such as barn cleaning, bushhogging, weedeating and fence maintenance to be done. Pastures around home are still at record growth, even now what has historically been the dry time of year. I always try to start stock piling pasture fescue the first part of August, but this year I have had to “run” cattle through the paddocks to keep undesirable over growth under control. 2020 has really been a game changer in more ways than one. Thanks to all board members who traveled to Christian County for the September 25 meeting and to all who participated by webinar or phone. There are still plenty of warm Kentucky evenings left to enjoy “grillin,’” so pick up some Kentucky Cattlemen’s hamburger th patties at your local Kroger store and have a wonderful meal. Beef...it’s still what’s for dinner.

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• 300 heifers - approximately 150 AI (Angus & Angus X, Charolais X, Simmental X, Red Angus) • All heifers calfhood vaccinated • All heifers have tested negative for BVD, PI ® • Sale lots will be grouped to calve in 45 days • Heifers bred to calving ease bulls with EPD’s available, some bred AI • Heifers have met minimum pelvic measurement requirements  Approximately 300 heifers available- approximately 150 AI • Heifers have met target weight requirements for their breed types (Angus & Angus X, Charolais X, Simmental X, Red Angus) • Fall health work completed (Bovi Shield Gold 5 FPL5 & Pour-on  All heifers calfhoodwormer, vaccinated 45 days before sale) Sale  All heifers have tested negative for2020 BVD, PI Night • All heifers meet Large or Medium frame  Sale lots will be grouped to calveMonday in 45 days November 2nd • No shorts, bad eyes, no horns, no rat tails Heifers bred to calving ease bulls with EPD’s available, some bred AI  Heifers have met minimum pelvic measurement requirements (Inspected by KDA graders)  Heifers have met target weight requirements for their breed types • All heifers are Source Verified AND Electronically Identified  UP FallTO health work completed (Bovi Shield Gold 5 FPL5 & Pour-on wormer, 45 days before sale) • FREE DELIVERY OF 10 OR MORE HEAD, 500 MILES heifers meet Large or Medium frame  Allguidelines • Heifers owned and managed under Elite Heifer since 12/1/19  No shorts, bad eyes, no horns, no rat tails (Inspected by Ky Dept of Ag) • All heifers guaranteed pregnant 60 days post sale. Heifers may be palpated by a licensed  All heifers are Source Verified AND Electronically Identified veterinarian up to 60 days post sale and buyer be refunded $5.00/head for heifers palpated  FREE DELIVERY OF 10 OR MORE HEAD, UP TO 500 MILES • Heifers are qualified for Phase 1 Cost-Share Programs  Heifers owned and managed under Elite Heifer guidelines since 12/1/16 Sponsored by: Kentucky Bank Southern States - Paris Zoetis Select Sires

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COMMISSIONER’S CORNER RYAN QUARLES hind helping those in need.

Commissioner of Agriculture I can’t believe that it has been more than six months since this coronavirus crisis began in Kentucky. Like so many in Kentucky, our lives here at the KDA have been completely upended by what is quickly becoming a generation defining event. But as the saying goes, the show must go on, even if the show looks so different from last year’s. As we head into the heart of harvest season in Kentucky, I think it’s important to share some key messages about farmer safety and health. In September, we commemorated Farm Safety and Health Week from September 20 to 26. For the

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foreseeable future we will all see more and more tractors on the road in our communities. It’s more important than ever that we remember to share the road and be courteous to our farmers as they do their job feeding us all. Additionally, the issue of mental health in our communities has moved to the forefront of this health conversation in the past couple of years. Now, more than ever, it is important to look for signs of distress and to make sure we all know that there are resources out there for those that need them. Don’t be afraid to ask for help and know that all of the agriculture community is united be-

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Our office continues to function as best as we can during these tumultuous times and you have probably seen our inspectors at gas stations, grocery stores or countless other venues we inspect for consumer protection. These folks never stopped working, even during the worst of the pandemic and I know that our entire community is fortunate to have them working for us. In the past month, many of you may have seen the news that our beloved state veterinarian Dr. Bob Stout has announced his intention to retire from the KDA. Dr. Stout has been an invaluable resource for our Commonwealth during his time at the

KDA, having advised four Commissioners. While this is definitely a loss for Kentucky’s agriculture community, I know that this is a well-deserved retirement and that he will be dearly missed across Kentucky. The search for his replacement has started and I look forward to working with the next state veterinarian to build on the work that Dr. Stout has done. Between watching out for farmers on the road to passing down the lessons that we learn through the next generation, I know that our community will come out of this plague stronger than ever before. I can’t wait to get back out on the road and visit with each of you when it is safe to do so. As always, reach out to our office if you ever need anything, big or small.

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FROM DAVE’S DESK DAVE MAPLES Executive Vice President Dean Banks will take over as CEO of Tyson Foods effective October 3rd. The 46-yearold who in December of 2019 became the president of Tyson and now will succeed Noel White as the CEO. White joined Tyson through the 2001 IBP acquisition and has been in the meats industry for 37 years. Banks on the other hand comes from a different background. Prior to joining Tyson Foods, Banks was a Project Lead and on the Leadership Team at X (formerly Google X) an Alphabet Inc. company where he remains an advisor. We have to realize that most of the old school meat companies that we all know are now run by people who are not from the meat industry. This is just another signal that your industry will take a new approach towards processing the nation’s food supply. This change is also a result of the wake-up call brought to the front by the Corona Virus crisis. Plant shutdowns, slowdowns and sick workers exposed a vulnerability that the industry had not previously experienced. The over-reliance on labor is no secret to the processing industry. The solution is the introduction of advanced technology into the meat plants. Beef plants are the most difficult because of the size of the animals being processed. Each animal is unique and requires imaging machines and sensors to differentiate the animals for imaging to provide a road map for robotic cutting. New tools might mean new cuts. It also could introduce more precise cuts using tools like high pressure water jets to cut the muscle and remove imperfections or fat. The beef industry badly needs new plants. The transition from heritage operations in old and sometimes poorly designed plants is not easy. Tyson will not be the only company moving in this direction. JBS is known to have purchased a logistics company in Australia and New Zealand working in this area. All processors will experience the same need to adapt to changing times and the entire beef industry will benefit from processing innovation. It is not only the meat processors who are advancing in the technology field retailers like Walmart have partnered with Microsoft to push to new levels of innovation. This partnership will only further drive digital transformation across the industry. There are so many questions that can only be answered in time. But you and I as beef producers better be taking note of what is happening in our industry at a much greater speed than most of us know. 12

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CARHART COWBOY BAXTER BLACK, DVM W W W. B A X T E R B L A C K . C O M

Mr. Moses remarked the other day he’d received a catalog in the mail from a western clothing outfit. He wasn’t sure who the outfit catered to, but the name ‘Long Island’ seemed to stick in his mind. The photo on the front had burned an image into his brain. A male model stood in cowboy posture, a Clint Eastwood steely-eyed glare glinting from beneath the brim of his Zorro hat. It appeared that moths had eaten the collar off his shirt. He wore a duster that was sort of a cross between Jim Bridger’s old trapping coat and Santa Ana’s parade uniform. Mr. Moses guessed it weighed more than a wet hallway carpet. There was an odd collection of gold chains, buttons, military pins, silver boot toe tips, training spurs and epaulettes decorating his wardrobe. He looked like a Korean General just returned from a Rotarian’s convention. Mr. Moses imagined himself dressed like the cowboy on the cover of the catalogue, jangling out to feed the cows and break ice. Him hangin’ his giant rowel and jingle bob on the twine as he kicked a bale off the back of the flatbed. Being jerked flat into the muddy rut, cows tromping giant footprints on the tail of his coat,

the dog running off with his pancake hat. Then rising, sodden and trudging off rattling and clanging like a Moroccan bride with a limp. “Shoot,” he said, “I couldn’t even walk up to a horse dressed like that.” Mr. Moses considers himself a Carhart cowboy. For those of you who live in the tropics, Carharts are warm, insulated canvas coveralls with more zippers than a Hell’s Angel’s loin cloth. Carharts, ear flaps and Lacrosse five buckle overshoes. Real cowboy winter wear. Granted it limits mobility. You’d have to get undressed to mount yer horse. You can’t hear much other than the diesel, but a cowboy can get the job done. Could be the cowboy on the catalog cover measures his time in the winter by the bottles of brandy he goes through lacing his evening café au lait, or possibly the edge of the sun rays on the floor of his glassed-in sun room. Certainly it would not be the amount of mud built up in the wheel wells of his Lexus. Mr. Moses has his own way of judging the length of winter. He says he keeps track by watchin’ the pile of ice that accumulates next to the stock tank. Spoken like a true Carhart cowboy.

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T H E VA L U E O F A D O L L A R ( PA RT 3 ) :

HEALTH PROFESSIONALS NATHAN LAWSON Director of Kentucky Beef Council If you’ve had a physical exam recently you may have received some recommendations from your physician in regards to the need for change in your diet, exercise or lifestyle. In my experience, an annual physical typically ends with my physician giving a comparison, year over year, of blood test results and discussion of any significant changes. My last visit was positive with no significant changes in my results. That being the case, I was somewhat surprised when my physician’s recommendations included limiting my red meat consumption and increasing my intake of fresh fruits, vegetables and fish. He obviously doesn’t know the rules in our family’s kitchen! Wanda does an excellent job of making sure we eat well; at least three veggies a day, two fruits and dessert ONLY every-other day! I’ll admit, I bend the dessert rule a little. While my physician’s recommendation seemed a little unjustified, given the normal sniping at beef in our culture today, it didn’t come as a surprise. I didn’t’ let it deter me, and made a valiant attempt to sell him on beef nonetheless! However, I did leave pondering, how many consumers, clients of my physician, had received similar recommendations without a strong basis in their personal health indicators? The role of our medical community is significant in our eating choices, for sure, but we know that the data reveals the primary influence on consumer purchases of beef to be cost. Beef consumption in the United States peaked in 1976 at about 94 pounds per person. During this time production was at an all-time high as well, with US cattle (cows and calves) inventory in 1975 at 132 million head. Beef was cheap. The average price of ground beef was $0.80/lb and choice sirloin steaks could be found around $2/lb. Beef prices have climbed steadily since then while US per capita consumption has 16

mostly declined to a bottom of about 53 lbs per person in 2015. Since then beef consumption has inched up annually to the current level of roughly 59 lbs. In addition to tighter supplies and rising costs, a connection between red meat consumption and heart disease became a driving force in a consumer shift of the 1970s. The medical community began adjusting dietary guidelines for red meat consumption based on potential links between red meat consumption and heart disease. This combination created a dual force of downward pressure on America’s appetite for beef, not only were Americans wrestling with their pocket books to put beef in the shopping cart, but they were also dealing with a mental tug-of-war over the potential impacts on their health. As an industry we’ve responded well. Compared to the 1970s, we’re now producing slightly more beef with 33% fewer cattle, gains mostly attributable to American beef producers improving genetics and efficiency. In addition, the availability of lean beef cuts and options for consumers has increased and with it, consumers’ willingness to purchase beef. One of our greatest challenges today is protecting the integrity of the dietary guidelines developed by the US Health and Human Services (HHS) and the US Department of Agriculture. It concerns me that we may be in an era of recommendations based as much on climate change theories and animal agricultures potential role and less on real nutrition and dietary measures for the effects of eating habits on health. Recently, the comment period for the next round of HHS and USDA dietary guidelines ended and the latest dietary guidelines will be forthcoming in the near future, culminating a process that occurs every five years. Ultimately, the opinions and recommendations of our medical and health professionals, as well as our Public school, healthcare and correctional facility menus are based COW COUNTRY •

largely on these dietary guidelines. Beef needs advocates in this area. We want beef to be well represented by factual information and professionals who are trusted. In light of this, KBC has been fortunate to partner with Registered Dietician (RD), Janine Faber. As a professional dietician Janine’s expertise and platform provide a trusted voice to consumers. Through funding provided by the Beef Checkoff, Janine has proven to be an asset for Kentucky beef, presenting factual information to consumers and advocating for the inclusion of beef as an excellent protein source. Janine’s experience and expertise in the field of dietetics provide a needed platform for consumers eager

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to include the great taste of beef as part of a healthy diet. Janine’s scope of work includes (but is not limited to): • Building relationships with: Kentucky Academy of Family Physicians, American Academy of Pediatrics, University of Kentucky dietetics internship programs, University of Kentucky undergraduate dietetic programs and local and state dietetic associations to provide programs, presentations and trainings on behalf of Kentucky Beef. • Serving as a media resource through television, radio and web-based media video segments. • Promotion and advocacy through

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Protein 51% DV B12 41% DV Zinc 39% DV Selenium 38% DV Niacin 25% DV B6 24% DV Phosphorous 20% DV Riboflavin 14% DV

DID YOU KNOW? • Don’t be left unsatisfied. On average a 3-oz serving of beef provides half (25 g) of the Daily Value for protein,1 which is one of the most satisfying nutrients. • Get your workout in! Exercise is more effective when paired with a higher-protein diet.2

Iron 14% DV Choline 13% DV DV refers to Daily Value, the amount of a nutrient needed for a healthy adult on a 2,000-calorie diet. The %DV is the percent of a nutrient’s Daily Value provided by a serving of food. For example, if a food has 50% of the DV for protein, then it provides 50% of the protein an adult needs each day. Even if your diet is higher or lower in calories, you can still use the DV as a guide to whether a food is high or low in a specific nutrient. 1 2

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Janine Faber Nutrition social media outlets (Facebook and Instagram) and as a resource for KBC social media outlets. • Serve as a third-party advocate for the Kentucky Beef Council’s Issues Management Team. The Kentucky Beef Council has partnered with Janine Faber, RD since 2019, however our professional relationship with Janine spans nearly 10 years. Formerly with Meijer, Janine understands the supply chain and has an extensive knowledge of beef cuts and how to incorporate them into the diet. I’m sure you’ve heard it said, “the future belongs to those who show up.” Fortunately, our partnership with Janine allows us to “show up” in conversations related to beef’s inclusion as part of a healthy diet. Her background, diverse experience and certification as a registered dietician represent a good investment of checkoff dollars that keep us relevant. Perhaps the most impactful, is her work with the next generation of health professionals. As a resource to the University of Kentucky dietetics program, Janine has the unique opportunity to make a lasting impression on emerging dieticians. Without the combined resources of the Beef Checkoff, it would be challenging at best, for Kentucky Beef to have a trusted, reputable voice in these circles of influence. I appreciate my physician, I trust him. However, I get concerned that our medical professionals can be influenced like any other consumer by the noise in our culture that tends to distract us from the facts that support sound judgement. It challenges me to be sharp, know the facts and be tactful and prepared to communicate them when the opportunity arises. We need advocates for beef like Janine and as members of the beef community we all need to be prepared to support our work with good information. So, what about you? When given the opportunity, could you advocate for beef and it’s inclusion as part of a healthy diet? Your Beef Council is here to help. Visit www. kybeef.com and polish up your beef nutrition knowledge!

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R E S U LT S F R O M 6 0 0 H AY S A M P L E S : W H AT T H E Y T E L L U S A N D W H AT T H E Y D O N ’ T CHRIS D. TEUTSCH UK Grain and Forage Center of Excellence, Princeton, Kentucky

Last fall we analyzed almost 600 hay samples as part of the Eastern Kentucky Hay Contest. A summary of the results can be found in Table 1. So here is what we found: • Crude protein (3.2 to 21.7%) and total digestible nutrients (41.8 to 68.3%) varied widely • 9% of the hay samples contained less than 50% TDN • 22% of the hay samples contained less than 8% crude protein • Only 85 samples or 14% contained enough energy to meet the requirements of a beef cow at peak lactation

• Only 248 samples or 42% would meet the protein requirements of a beef cow at peak lactation

supplement to keep cows from losing condition, especially first calf heifers that are trying to grow and feed a calf.

Supplementation Tool.

• 459 samples or 78% contained enough protein to meet the needs of a dry pregnant cow

So, don’t these results tell us? Since there was such wide variation in both crude protein and energy for the hay samples in this dataset, no recommendations can be made on what or how much to supplement. To make this type of recommendation, you will need to sample the hay lots (one cutting from one field) that you will be feeding (see last month’s article in the Cow Country News). Once you have the results in hand, then a supplementation program can be designed by either working your local extension agent or veterinarian or by using the UK Beef Cow Forage

For this example, we will use the “average” crude protein, neutral detergent fiber, and total digestible nutrients for the 600 hay samples that were tested as part of the 2019 Eastern Kentucky Hay Contest (Table 1) and assume an as fed dry matter of 12%. When we compare the average values in Table 1 to the nutrient requirements of a lactating brood cow (Table 2), it becomes apparent that this hay will require supplementation. The question then becomes what type of supplement and how much? This can be determined by using the UK Beef Cow Forage Supplement Tool. This

• 539 samples or 91% contained enough energy to meet the requirements of a dry pregnant cow So, what does all of this tell us? I guess the biggest take home for me as forage specialist is that I have done a poor job helping people make better quality hay! For you as a cattle producer, the results of these 600 samples tells us that if you are feeding hay to lactating cows, you will likely need to provide some type of

Table 1. Summary of Eastern Kentucky Hay contest forage quality results. Samples were collected by extension agents, dried in a forced air oven, ground to pass through a 1 mm screen, and predicted using a near infrared spectroscopy.

Table 2. Nutritional requirement of various livestock classes. Total Digestible Nutrients (%)

Crude Protein (%)

Growing steer @ 1.5 lb/day

Growing steer @ 1.7 lb/day

Lactating beef cow

Dry beef cow

Lamb finishing

Constituent

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Max

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Median

Std Dev

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Animal Class

Crude Protein (%)

3.2

21.7

9.7

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Acid Detergent Fiber (%)

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40.5

40.4

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Chemical estimate of forage digestibility. Used to calculate energy.

Neutral Detergent Fiber (%)

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Chemical estimate of indigestible and slowly digestible fiber. Used to estimate DM intake.

Ash (%)

3.0

19.1

8.7

8.6

1.7

Measure of total mineral content. Used as an indicator of soil contamination.

UK Beef Cow Forage Supplementation Tool: An Example

IVTDMD-30 Hr (%)

40.5

79.4

60.6

60.9

6.4

Amount of forage material digested after 30-hours in ruminal fluid.

Total Digestible Nutrients (%)

41.8

68.3

55.0

55.2

3.7

Estimate of energy. Calculated using ADF. Used to balance rations.

Relative Feed Value (%)

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175.5

88.4

87.8

11.5

Relative comparison of forage quality to alfalfa harvested at full bloom.

Lactating ewe

Dry Matter intake (% of Body Wt)

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1.6

2.0

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Table 3. Steps for utilizing UK Beef Cow Forage Supplement Tool found at http:// forage-supplement-tool.ca.uky.edu/.

application can be used on-line or downloaded to your smart phone. It allows you to enter the results from your forage test (dry matter, neutral detergent fiber, crude protein, and total digestible nutrients) and gives you a range of supplement options and how much of each supplement must be fed to meet the cow’s nutritional requirements at a given stage of production (Table 3). The UK Beef Cow Forage Supplement Tool can be found on-line at http://foragesupplement-tool.ca.uky.edu/. When we enter the average values for crude protein, neutral detergent fiber, and total digestible nutrients from Table

Table 4. Results from the UK Beef Cow Forage Supplement Tool for the “average” of the 600 hay samples analyzed as part of the 2019 Eastern Kentucky Hay Contest.

1, the application indicates that this hay would need to be supplemented with either 6.2 lb of soybean hulls, 4.3 lb of Corn Gluten Feed, or 4.3 lb of Distillers Dried Grain with Solubles on a daily basis (Table 4). When selecting a supplemental feed, it is important to consider local availability, how and where it will be stored, how it will be fed, how much can be safely fed, and of course how much it costs.

a real problem with the hay that you are feeding. The true test is how your cows perform on a given hay lot. It is always a good idea to run your forage testing results by your local extension agent, veterinarian, or nutritionist. When it comes to hay feeding, it is important to be proactive rather than reactive. So, make sure and test your hay and supplement accordingly before your cows lose condition and come up open.

It is important to realize that both hay testing and the UK Beef Cow Forage Supplement Tool are NOT perfect. They are designed to get you in the ballpark and let you know if there is going to be

If you need help with hay sampling or interpreting your hay testing results, make sure and contact your local extension agent.

Forage testing is available from a number of commercial labs and the Kentucky Department of Agriculture. The Kentucky Department of Agriculture offers a standard forage analysis to Kentucky producers for a reduced cost. More information on this program can be found at http://www.kyagr.com/ marketing/forage-program.html. Make sure and use a lab that has been certified for accuracy and precision by the National Forage Testing Association. A list of certified labs can be found at NFTA Certified Labs.

FEATURED UPCOMING EVENTS: Kentucky Fencing Schools • Campton and Glasgow • October 13 and 15, 2020 • More information at https://forages.ca.uky.edu/ Events • Pasture Walk with Greg Brann • Adolphus, KY • October 16, 2020 • More information at https://forages.ca.uky.edu/event/pasture-walk-greg-brann • Virtual Fall Grazing Conference • On-line • In three parts on October 27, 28, and 29 from 6 to 8 PM • More information is available at https://forages.ca.uky.edu/event/kentucky-grazing-conference-virtual • This month’s FEATURED VIDEO is Converting High Quality Forage Into Haylage: A Research Update by Jimmy Henning. This presentation was given at the 2019 Kentucky Grazing Conferences held in Boone and Christian Counties on October 30 and 31 https://bit.ly/3mJdCzo • This month’s FEATURED PUBLICATION is: “Understanding Forage Quality” by Don Ball, Mike Collins, Garry Lacefield, Neal Martin, David Mertens, Ken Olson, Dan Putnam, Dan Undersander, and Mike Wolf http://bit.ly/2kr1B6o • FENCING TIP: Avoid using metal t-posts in electric fencing applications. Metal T-posts are durable, easy to install, and cost competitive. Unfortunately, they are also dead grounds if the insulators fail. In contrast, posts constructed of wood, plastic or fiberglass have no or limited conductivity and will not result in fence failure is an insulator cracks or breaks. • FORAGE MANAGEMENT TIPS • Feed hay and allow pastures to stockpile for winter grazing. • Do NOT harvest alfalfa fields. • Inventory forage and hay supplies and make plans to purchase any needed hay. • Remove livestock from sorghum-sudangrass pastures and pastures that contain johnsongrass prior to frost events. This will reduce chances of prussic acid poisoning. • Begin grazing winter annual once they are 6-8 inches tall and root systems are well anchored. • Utilize temporary electric fencing and solar chargers to more efficiently utilize winter annuals and stockpiled forage.

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LEGISLATIVE UPDATE LIVESTOCK AND SPORTSMEN GROUPS ENTER HISTORIC CONSERVATION PARTNERSHIP MYAKKA CITY, FL (August 24, 2020) – The National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA) and the Public Lands Council (PLC) today signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Ducks Unlimited (DU) and Safari Club International (SCI) to outline the groups’ shared commitment to conservation of natural resources through sustainable multiple use. The MOU outlines these groups’ efforts to cultivate healthier ecosystems, wildlife populations, and economies through active management. Hunting, fishing, and livestock grazing are all key components of successful, comprehensive management plans for our nation’s public lands and resources.

our country’s natural resources for a better future.” “As sportsmen and cattle producers both know, land that is used, is land that is loved,” said SCI CEO W. Laird Hamberlin. “We are committed to prioritizing partnerships that help deliver results for conservation and cementing that with the signing of this MOU. SCI and its members look forward to working together in the future to ensure sportsmen, cattle producers and the American public can enjoy these lands for generations to come.”

“DU members and ranching families alike know protecting wildlife habitat and working lands go hand in hand,” said Ducks Unlimited CEO Adam Putnam. “The signing of this agreement solidifies the strong bond between sportsmen and ranchers. America’s farmers and ranchers The MOU highlights decades of successful both feed the world and host a wide range voluntary conservation programs and of wildlife on their working lands, and formalizes a partnership to allow these have done so for generations. Together, groups to coordinate multi-sector projects we are ensuring our natural resources and in the future. Cattle and beef producers, our food security are provided for.” hunters, and conservationists often Background engage in conservation partnerships that maintain open space, honor the cultural Signatories of the MOU make personal, and historical value of landscapes, and financial, philanthropic, and political empower local communities and rural investments in these landscapes that economies. Signatories of the MOU are improve the condition and future of these proud of the meaningful conservation landscapes for the future and decrease achieved, and today reaffirmed their the financial burden on the American taxpayer through the leveraging of private commitment to voluntary conservation. funds with government appropriations. “One thing cattle producers and the sportsmen communities have in common is a shared commitment to being good SIXTH-GENERATION RANCHER stewards of the land. Combining efforts TELLS DIETARY GUIDELINES under this memorandum, will boost PANEL: “I’VE LOST OVER 125 conservation efforts and management of POUNDS,” THANKS IN PART TO wildlife habitat,” said NCBA President HEALTHY, NUTRITIOUS, LEAN Marty Smith. “We want to thank everyone BEEF who has made this partnership possible.” Sixth-generation California rancher Kiah “This MOU is a great step in putting Twisselman today told officials with the the hard work from long-standing U.S. Departments of Agriculture (USDA) partnerships on paper,” said PLC and Health and Human Services (HHS) President Bob Skinner. “Ranchers are about her first-hand experience with the true conservationists, and I am proud to benefits of beef in her diet and urged them partner with groups whose members also to do more to encourage beef as part of a work to protect open spaces and manage healthy diet as they finalize new federal

dietary guidelines. Twisselman testified on behalf of the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA), the nation’s oldest and largest national organization representing America’s cattle producers. “I know firsthand how important it is for dietary guidance to be practical, flexible, and clear,” Twisselman said in a public online hearing today. “Two years ago, I began my journey to better health. I’ve lost over 125 pounds through small life changes, regular exercise, and a healthy diet. I’ve also built a successful weight loss and life coaching business to empower others to do the same.” Twisselman urged federal officials to build on the Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee’s (DGAC’s) recommendation to include lean meat in a healthy diet by clearly identifying beef as a lean meat option and highlighting ways to achieve that recommendation by naming specific lean meat cuts like sirloin or 95% lean ground beef. She also called on officials to highlight beef as a common, readily

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“Lean beef is a versatile, affordable, nutrient-dense, and delicious protein source for a healthy and balanced diet. From my herd to yours, thank you for guiding Americans toward healthier diets with beef,” Twisselman concluded. Over the past two years, NCBA has worked closely with the DGAC, USDA, and HHS to keep new dietary guidelines focused on sound science and nutrition, and as a result, the final draft guidelines recognize beef’s role in a healthy diet, including the essential role of beef’s nutrients at every life stage. NCBA has provided extensive written and oral commentary through both the Center for Public Policy and the Beef Checkoff. NCBA, on behalf of the Beef Checkoff, submitted 21 sets of unique comments, providing over 100 research studies that comprehensively review the scientific evidence supporting the critical role beef plays in a healthy diet.

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F I E L D D RYING COULD B E ADVANTAGE OUS F O R K EN TU C KY CORN P RODUCERS IN THE SHO RT RUN Kentucky grain producers are expected to harvest a large corn crop this year and much of it will likely go into storage along with hopes of better marketing opportunities in the next few months. With good weather conditions predicted for the new few weeks, Kentucky producers may let their corn dry in the field a little longer before harvest as it could reduce their drying costs, said Sam McNeill, agricultural engineer with the University of Kentucky College of Agriculture, Food and Environment.

The National Agricultural Statistics Service predicts average corn yields of 181 bushels per acre in Kentucky, which is up 12 bushels per acre from the 2019 crop. Proper post-harvest processing and handing is crucial to maintaining grain quality and profits from the yield advantage. “With tight profit margins, it’s important for producers to capitalize on cost-saving measures if they can, and field drying may provide producers with that opportunity,” McNeill said. “The next couple of weeks look good for field drying if producers can

wait to harvest their corn. With a fuel costs of $1 per gallon for LP gas, field drying for an average yielding crop could save about $10 per acre for 5 points of moisture loss this year.” While field drying seems advantageous in the short-term, it does not come without risks. “The down side of field drying is having the crop exposed to the weather elements longer,” McNeill said. “Producers should keep a close watch on the forecast for strong winds or other adverse conditions which can result in excessive harvest losses.” As long as the weather continues to be favorable, leaving the corn a little longer in the field should not result in significant harvest losses, McNeill said. “We’ve done some spot checks on corn harvest losses in Kentucky the past couple of years and found them to be less than 2% as long as the weather holds,” he said. With corn around $3.50 per bushel, the value of that loss in an average yielding field this year is $12.67 per acre. But delaying harvest too long can cause losses of 5%, which would make the value of corn

left in the field $31.67 using this year’s prices. This percentage difference can pay for drying fuel plus maintenance on the dryer and labor with some left for profit. For these reasons, McNeill said he realizes field drying is not going to work for everyone, especially those who need several weeks to complete harvest. He advises that producers only consider field drying in the short-term and that they strike a balance between harvest losses and protecting the crop’s yield and quality. “The harvest window is only so wide, and if you have a lot of acreage to cover and adequate drying capacity, it’s usually best to start harvesting on the early side,” he said. “Also, if your crop has compromised stalks, you should go ahead and harvest as you run the risk of lodging the longer the crop stays in the field.” McNeill suggested using UK’s decision tool to compare the costs of harvest losses and heated air drying so producers can quickly evaluate their own situation based on anticipated yield and grain and energy prices. Its available on the Department of Biosystems and Agricultural Engineering website at https://www.uky.edu/bae/ grain-and-energy-calculators.

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K ENTUCKY STAT E FA I R A N D WORL D’S CH AMP I O NS H I P H O R S E S H OW WRAP- UP After shifting to a participant-only event due to COVID-19, the Kentucky State Fair wrapped up a successful show featuring youth livestock competition and the World’s Championship Horse Show. With 642 livestock competitors and 1,442 equine entries, the modified Kentucky State Fair celebrated Kentucky’s agricultural roots and equine heritage.

FFA and 4H exhibitors from across the state participated in the Championship Drive, which awarded 20 banners across four divisions of market animals. This year’s champions are:

“In the face of unprecedented challenges, we focused on the core elements of the Fair. Shifting to a participant-only event allowed us to safely celebrate the agriculture heritage of the Kentucky State Fair and strong traditions of the World’s Championship Horse Show,” said David S. Beck, President and CEO of Kentucky Venues.

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• Grand Champion Goat - Madison Goecke from Bracken County FFA • Grand Champion Hog - Justin Arnett from Montgomery County FFA

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FE EDING KEN T U C K Y S O U R C E S 2 8 , 0 0 0 POUNDS OF GRO U N D B EEF F O R F O O D BA N K DISTRIBUTION PURCHASE FUNDED BY KENTUCKY DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE’S HUNGER INITIATIVE Agriculture Commissioner Dr. Ryan Quarles has announced Feeding Kentucky has acquired 28,000 pounds of Kentucky Proud ground beef from Marksbury Farms for distribution among Kentucky’s food bank network. The purchase is funded by a historic donation Kentucky Farm Bureau Mutual Insurance Company made to Feeding Kentucky in April of this year as part of the Kentucky Hunger Initiative started by Commissioner Quarles in 2016. “When we started the Kentucky Hunger Initiative years ago, the goal was to build a network to connect farmers and agribusinesses to Kentucky’s food bank system,” Commissioner Quarles said. “This donation, bolstered by Kentucky Farm Bureau’s amazing donation as part of the Hunger Initiative, is the perfect culmination of this work. Kentucky’s workers and families are still struggling to recover from the government-mandated shutdown of our economy during COVID-19. Vulnerable Kentuckians affected by this global pandemic will now have more access to food for their families.” The purchase is possible due to a historic $500,000 donation from Kentucky Farm Bureau Mutual Insurance Company to hunger-relief charities as a part of Commissioner Quarles’ Kentucky Hunger Initiative —an effort to bring together farmers, charitable organizations, faith groups, community leaders, and government entities to reduce hunger in Kentucky. The donation, which was a response to rising food insecurity during the COVID-19 pandemic, is the largest single private donation made as part of the Kentucky Hunter Initiative since it launched in 2016. The funds were divided into sizable donations to three local non-profit organizations – Feeding Kentucky, Glean Kentucky and Kentucky Hunters for the Hungry – as part of the Kentucky Hunger Initiative. “The 26

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continues to provide much needed food for Kentucky’s hungry,” Tamara Sandberg of Feeding Kentucky said. “We are incredibly proud to continue working with Commissioner Quarles, KDA staff, and Kentucky Farm Bureau to support our farmers and our struggling neighbors during this challenging time.” “Food insecurity is a battle facing many of our fellow Kentuckians, especially during the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. That said, it is both important and rewarding to see our donation to the Kentucky Hunger Initiative used in ways that help families put Kentucky-raised, protein-rich food on the table,” said John Sparrow, Executive Vice President and CEO of Kentucky Farm Bureau COW COUNTRY •

Insurance. “We continue to be very proud of our partnership with Feeding Kentucky through this program and, with today’s beef purchase as a prime example, can easily see the tremendous assistance it provides to families in need across the Commonwealth.” The beef product was picked up by in Mount Vernon on Friday, Aug. 21, by “Service First,” a company out of Elizabethtown. The product will be distributed to hungry Kentuckians by way of Dare to Care in Louisville; Feeding America Kentucky’s Heartland in Elizabethtown; Purchase Area Development District out of Mayfield and Tri-State Foodbank in Evansville, which serves Owensboro. The three other

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regional food banks serving Kentucky received Kentucky-raised ground beef from Beef Solutions thanks to a Hunger Initiative event for Beef Month in May 2020. This was not the first purchase of food with the historic donation. More than 10,000 pounds of pork sausage, 750 pounds of eggs, more than 4,000 pounds of cheese, and 1,028 boxes of mixed fresh produce were sourced from Kentucky producers and distributed by food banks across the Commonwealth since April 2020. To learn more about Commissioner Quarles Hunter Initiative, visit kyagr. com/hunger.

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FA L L K CA I N T E R N S Hanna Caudill of Garrard County, Kentucky has been selected as the 2020 Fall Intern for Kentucky Cattlemen’s Association. Hanna grew up spending most of her time at her grandparents farm in Nicholasville, Kentucky where they raised cattle, hay and tobacco. She was an active member of her chapters FFA throughout middle school and high school which only made her passion for agriculture grow. In high school she also worked for her local Tractor Supply and Southern States where she learned very valuable information not only from her managers and products held in the stores but from the men and women who shopped there. Because of the fondness she felt for this field she knew it was only

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right for her to further her education in agriculture by attending Eastern Kentucky University. Hanna is now a senior at Eastern Kentucky University where she is majoring in Animal Science along with getting two minors, one in Livestock Management and the other in Agriculture Business. While at Eastern Kentucky University Hanna has thrived. She serves as a Agriculture Ambassador for the department, assisted in a Hybrid Vigor Study conducted at EKU’s Meadowbrook Farm, was selected to compete in the 2020 Animal Science Quadrathlon and now serves as the President of the Agriculture Club. Hanna is excited to be a part of an association that is heavily involved with the livestock industry and the people who inhabit it. She wishes to obtain and take away a lot of useful knowledge of the industry as well as be an advocate for the agriculture field while she is here.

Faith Hughes of Winchester, Kentucky has been selected for the 2020 Fall Membership intern for the Kentucky Cattlemen’s Association. Faith is the daughter of Holly and Kevin Hughes from KH Farms also in Winchester, KY. Beef production has always ben a big influence in Faith’s life growing up on a beef cattle farm along with her older brother. She was a competitive clogger, an active member in FFA, and a founding member of the Clark County Junior Cattlemen’s serving multiple leadership roles throughout her years of service. Faith’s involvement in FFA and KJCA and love for the agriculture industry are what led her to attend the University of Kentucky to major in Agricultural Education and focus in animal sciences.

As she enters her senior year Faith has remained an active member in the College of Agriculture, Food, and Environment by being a part in the Block and Bridle and Agricultural Education Society clubs. During her time at UK, Faith has had the opportunities to be a part of countless FFA events and contests, worked for the 2019 National FFA Convention with the CDE/LDE team, and has served as a guest hostess of the RFD-TV show FFA Today with her colleges. Faith is excited to stay involved in the agriculture industry and to continue to grow her knowledge in the beef industry by assisting the Kentucky Cattlemen’s and learn how to best educate consumers. After graduation, Faith plans to enter the public school setting where she would like to be a high school agriculture teacher and FFA Advisor, as well as follow in her family’s footsteps and build a beef production farm of her own.

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UK TO HO ST R EGIONAL FE NCING S CH O O L S T HI S FA L L Katie Pratt, Extension Professor The University of Kentucky will host two regional fencing schools this fall to help livestock producers learn about the newest fencing techniques and sound fence construction.

Council, UK Cooperative Extension Service and the Master Grazer Program organize and sponsor the schools along with their industry partners, Gallagher USA, Stay-Tuff Fencing and ACI Distributers.

The schools are Oct. 13 at the Wolfe County Extension office in Campton and Oct. 15 at the Barren County Extension office in Glasgow. Each day will begin with registration at 7:30 a.m. local time and end around 4:30 p.m. Chris Teutsch, UK forage extension specialist, started these one-day events in 2018 in Kentucky to help producers improve their grazing management. “If you have ever driven around the countryside, there are a lot of fences but not a lot of well-constructed ones,” said Teutsch, a faculty member in the UK College of Agriculture, Food and Environment. “One of the goals of this school is to help people get the basics of fencing down. That way they can build a strong, durable fence that will last 25 or 30 years, or if they decide to hire a contractor to build it for them, they’ll at least know what a well-constructed fence looks like.” Through a mixture of classroom instruction and hands-on demonstrations, UK specialists and fencing industry experts will teach producers the basics of a well-built fence. An added bonus of the school is that the techniques producers learn can help them with cost-share dollars from the Natural Resources Conservation

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GOVERNMENT PAYMENTS 2010-2019 Jerry Pierce, KFBM Program Coordinator Agricultural government payments were created to help provide financial stability for farms and farmers. In recent years they have become a substantial support to ailing farm income. Background The first Farm Bill was created to support farm income while ensuring an adequate food supply. Following bills have been enacted about every five years. The 2008 Farm Bill that was in effect in 2010 greatly increased farm subsidies. Enactment of the 2012 Farm Bill was delayed until 2014. The new bill replaced fixed payments with benefits based on price (PLC) or revenue (ARC) targets. First payments from the new programs were received in 2015. The 2018 Farm Bill extended the same programs with more flexibility. Note that there are several other state and federal agricultural program payments for cost-share improvements, conservation, crop and forage disaster, and livestock indemnity. Market Facilitation Program (MFP) payments were created in 2018 to offset losses from trade disruptions and continued in 2019. Payment History Figure 1 shows average payments received by crop farms participating in the Kentucky Farm Business Management (KFBM) program. Only farms that received some type of government payment are included. Note that the farms included in the averages may change from year to year. Government payments averaged $74,763 over the past 10 years, or $31.08 per tillable acre. Payments under the 2008 Farm Bill (2010-2013) averaged $66,937 per year ($28.55 per acre) Payments under the 2014 Farm Bill (2015-2017) averaged $60,076 per year ($24.92 per acre) Only 73% of KFBM farms received payments in 2014 for an average $21,228 per farm MFP pushed up total government payments substantially. Payments averaged $58,651 for the eight years prior to MFP in 2018 Payments more than doubled with MFP, averaging $139,215 ($56.26 per acre) Effect on Farm Income Figure 2 shows Net Farm Income (NFI) for the KFBM crop farms that received government payments for 2010-2019. Net Farm Income includes the value of crops and livestock produced 30

whether sold or in inventory, as well as government payments. All costs of production are included regardless of the year spent. The third 2019 MFP payment is included in 2019 accrual income. Note the sharp drop in NFI because of the drop in commodity prices in 2014, and the continued decline in 2015-2016. Average NFI has increased each year since. The impact of government payments on NFI becomes apparent in Figure 3. Payments from all government programs averaged 24% of NFI for 2010-2019. Prior to the fall in commodity prices, government payments contributed an average 14% to NFI. Payments under the 2014 Farm Bill during low commodity prices made up 36% of NFI. The 2018 Farm Bill and MFP combined to provide 47% of NFI. For 2019 government programs and trade relief equaled over half of Net Farm Income for the average KFBM crop farm. Another way to illustrate the impact of government payments is the difference between Net Farm Income and government payments. Figure 4 shows how much government payment contributes to annual NFI. The programs enhanced already high farm revenues during 2010-2013. But the delay in implementing a 2012 Farm Bill to 2014 and a switch from direct payments to payments based on 2014 price or revenue targets reduced the size and number of payments for 2014. This occurred as commodity prices plummeted and NFI dropped by more than $328,000 per farm compared to 2013. Government payments contributed only 10% to an already low NFI for those who collected. Over a quarter of KFBM farms collected nothing for 2014. Government payments increased during 2015-2017, helping to stabilize farm income during extremely lean years. Average annual payments were down compared to those during 2010-2013, but made up a substantially larger part of NFI. Average farm revenue before government payments was stable in 2017-2018, but declined in 2019. MFP payments helped push NFI back to 2010 levels. Agricultural government payments were created to help provide financial stability for farms and farmers. In recent years they have become a substantial part of ailing farm income. Government support of agriculture and the rest of the economy in response to COVID-19 and temporary interruption of the US economy will likely have a great impact on 2020 NFI. What role these programs play in the future of US agriculture will likely be a topic of debate. COW COUNTRY •

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COVID-19 AND FOOD PRICE INFLATION Will Snell, Extension Professor

at near full capacity. Assuming future plant closures do not occur, look for food prices to moderate in the coming months as the supply system continues to adjust to protections put in place to minimize COVID-19 impacts. For the year, food prices are up 2.3%, which is actually the average annual price increase over the past twenty years and much lower than what consumers experienced prior to the 1990s (see chart below) as consumers have benefitted from competition and efficiency gains within the retail food price space. For the year, USDA is projecting annual food price inflation to be in the 2 to 3% range.

The media has provided a lot of news stories of late on the impact of COVID-19 on the prices we are paying for food. A major disruption in our food supply chain coupled with an initial surge of panic buying by consumers would suggest that food prices would increase. But how much extra are we paying to feed our families? One consumer interviewed on the national news recently estimated that the “price of food had probably increased 20 to 30% during this pandemic.” Another report claimed that recent events have led

to “the biggest food price increase is more than 50 years.” Official data does indicate that food prices have increased, but likely well below what most people would predict. Earlier today (June 26, 2020), USDA released their monthly Food Price Outlook which revealed food prices for U.S. consumers increased 0.6% in May, following a 1.5% increase in April. These are relatively high individual monthly price changes, but food prices for 2020 remain comparable to food price changes over the past two

decades. Meat prices have fueled most of the food price inflation this year, up nearly 10% for the year led by higher egg (+8.0%) and beef prices (+ 6.7%). However, prices for other food items such as fruits and vegetables have remained fairly stable. A major reason for the spike in meat prices over the past couple of months can be attributed to processing plant disruptions evolving from the Coronavirus. However, most of these plants are back running

The degree of food price inflation varies depending if the food was purchased for consumption at home (primarily grocery stores) or for consumption away from home (primarily restaurants). Price for food purchased for home preparation increased 0.8% from April to May 2020 and was 4.8% higher than May 2019. Prices for food purchased away-fromhome increased 0.4% in May and was 2.9% higher than May 2019. One final point has to deal with the weighting of the food price index which currently has food away from home accounting for 45% of the index --- way too high for the current dining out environment and thus tends to underestimate the price surge felt by today’s consumers eating most of their meals at home. The Agricultural Economics Department publishes the Economic and Policy Update towards the end of each month.  Each issue features articles written by extension personnel within the department and other experts across the country.  Topics will vary greatly but regularly include marketing, management, policy, natural resources, and rural development issues. If you would like to recieve this newsletter by email, please contact Kenny Burdine at kburdine@uky.edu. You can also view current and past issues online at https://bit.ly/2PoHsZj Co-editors: Kenny Burdine, Alison Davis, and Greg Halich

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The recent, nationwide effort to combat the spread of COVID-19 among the human population is a good reminder that farmers, owners, and others associated with animals must be diligent about contagious diseases infecting their livestock. Kentucky has several laws detailing what farmers and others must do if their animals are infected with a “communicable disease”—i.e., “a disease that can be directly or indirectly transmitted from one animal to another.” Ky. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 257.010 (West). Failure to comply with such rules could lead to civil liability, fines, or even jail time. KRS 257.990. In Kentucky, the Board of Agriculture has the duty to “[p]revent, control, and eradicate any communicable disease of livestock, poultry, and fish.” KRS 257.020.

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The Board is responsible for conducting investigations and giving instructions to farmers, breeders, and feeders of animals that could pass on a contagious disease. When necessary to prevent a disease from spreading, the Board can enforce quarantine measures, order cleaning and disinfecting of property, and order the destruction of diseased and exposed animals. KRS 257.030. If the Board determines that an animal must be slaughtered to prevent the spread of a disease, the owner of the animal is typically entitled to payment from the government for the fair market value of the animal. KRS 257.110; KRS 257.120. Similarly, if a person’s property or materials have to be destroyed to prevent the spread of the disease, he or she may be entitled to payment for the destroyed items. KRS 257.130. Importantly, Kentucky law regulates what animals infected with certain diseases may do. For example, if you own livestock that are infected with certain diseases, you cannot let the animals run at large, keep the animals in a place where they could infect other animals, or let the animals stay in a fields near public highways or with streams. KRS 257.040. The state veterinarian has authority to decide whether you can transport an infected animal or bring an infected animal into Kentucky from outside the state. KRS 257.040; KRS 257.060. If livestock is brought into Kentucky in violation of the rules of the Board, the livestock must either be placed into quarantine or removed from the state. KRS 257.070. Kentucky law also dictates your obligations if you know about an animal infected with certain diseases. Owners—or any other person—who knows that an animal is infected with a “reportable disease” must immediately report the disease to the state veterinarian. KRS 257.080. The Department of Agriculture creates lists of all “reportable diseases” and the conditions in which such diseases must be reported. KRS 257.080; 302 KAR 22:030. You must comply with all laws related to

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stopping the spread of contagious diseases among animals, including rules related to transporting, keeping, and disposing of infected animals. Additionally, if your animal dies or is destroyed because of a disease, you must follow certain rules for disposing of the carcass. KRS 257.160. Although these rules can seem burdensome, compliance is important to prevent wide-spread infections among livestock—something we have become all too familiar with over the past several months while fighting the spread of COVID-19 among humans. An attorney can help you navigate the many rules and regulations that control what you must do if you believe that your animal has been exposed to or infected with a qualifying disease. An attorney can help you avoid liability, fines, and jail time, and also help you recover payments from the government if your animals, property, or materials are destroyed in an effort to stop the spread of disease.

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CED +8, BW +1.4, WW +92, YW +160, Milk, +13, MB +.68, RE +.89, $B +166, $C +259 This incredible daughter of JVC Calvary V3326 born 1/26/20 will lead off this inaugural offering and is a maternal sister to Myers Silverado M109, a new exciting sire at Select Sires.

CED +6, BW +3.6, WW +82, YW +154, Milk, +30, MB +.96, RE +.85, $B +181 $C +299 Incredible growth and end product values in this impressive well-designed daughter of Deer Valley Balance 6169 from a dam by GAR Prophet.

This phenomenal two-year-old daughter of Tehama Tahoe B76,7 from a dam by Connealy Earnan O76E, will sell with a fall calf at side.

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A tremendous amount of style and eye appeal in this excellent 1/14/20 daughter of Deer Valley Growth Fund from a dam by Connealy Consensus 7229.

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This powerhouse donor in the Myers program will have embryos sired by Growth Fund along with daughters by GAR Sure Fire and JVC Calvary V3326 selling.

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THINKING ABOUT WEANING AND PRECONDITIONING CALVES TO ADD VALUE? KNOW THE “LINGO” MICHELLE ARNOLD DVM-Ruminant Extension Veterinarian, University of Kentucky

Traditionally, many KY beef producers with winter/spring born feeder calves market through Special Graded Feeder Calf Sales held in the fall. At these sales, feeder cattle are graded according to the USDA Feeder Cattle Grading Standards, are weighed and sorted into groups (load lots of roughly 50,000 lbs) and are then sold. Buyers take advantage of these sales as a way to buy larger groups of feeder cattle with similar traits. Most of these calves are weaned “on the truck” on the way to the sale, unvaccinated and the bull calves are still bulls. With this marketing strategy, producers who work to improve genetics or have an effective herd health program do not earn premiums for their extra effort because calves are sold based on the average weight and grade of the group.

words are used by the auctioneer to describe the health program. Instead, the industry has developed its own vocabulary to describe calves very quickly prior to the sale. The following list is meant to bridge the communication gap between industry and health program requirements. The examples listed are in no particular order and are not to be considered as endorsements by the University of Kentucky. (“BI” stands for Boehringer Ingelheim Animal Health)

Preconditioning of feeder cattle has been recognized by industry experts as a way for cow-calf operators to add value to their annual calf crops. Most preconditioning programs specify two rounds of viral and Clostridial vaccinations, a Mannheimia haemolytica toxoid, deworming, castration of bull calves and healed, heifers guaranteed not pregnant, and a minimum of 45 days weaned. Some require producers to use one pharmaceutical company’s products. In addition, weaned calves are usually expected to know how to eat from a feed bunk and drink from a fountain or tank. Buyers prefer weaned calves that have been properly fed and vaccinated compared to similar nonvaccinated and non-weaned calves, which can translate to price premiums depending on the market that day. However, to capture this added value, this information must be communicated to the potential buyers prior to the sale.

Explanation: The first round of a “viral vaccine” contains the respiratory viruses (IBR, BVD, PI3, BRSV) in either a killed or modified live (MLV) preparation and may be given 2-3 weeks prior to weaning (best method) or at/after weaning. Only use modified live vaccines in calves nursing pregnant cows if the cows were vaccinated with MLV within the last 12 months because of the risk of abortion (check vaccine label for specific requirements). If this requirement is not met, a killed vaccine must be used until the calf is weaned.

When reading through the list of requirements for a preconditioning program, it is obvious that few of those

1. “Two Rounds Viral Vaccines” a. “First round while on the cow or at weaning, can be killed or live (if live used while on the cows, the cows must have been on a live virus vaccination program to avoid risk of abortion)”

Examples: Killed-Triangle 5 (BI), CattleMaster Gold FP 5 (Zoetis), Virashield 6 (Elanco) MLV-Vista 5 (Merck), Bovi-shield Gold 5 (Zoetis), Pyramid 5 (BI), Titanium 5 (Elanco) b. “Second Round must be a live product” Explanation: The second virus vaccine again contains the respiratory

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viruses (IBR, BVD, PI3, BRSV) and is almost always required to be a modified live vaccine (although it is referred to as “live”). Unlike the killed products, the Modified Live Vaccines (MLV) provide fast, broad immunity, are excellent stimulators of cell-mediated immunity, and have a long duration of action. A combination product containing both MLV viral vaccine and Mannheimia haemolytica (“Pasteurella”) vaccine may be used instead. See 3a below. 2. “Two Rounds of Blackleg” Explanation: These are the 7 or 8-way Clostridial vaccine products. Most require a two shot series, administered 2-3 weeks apart for protection. Examples: Vision 7 (Merck), Ultrabac 7 (Zoetis), Bar-Vac 7 (BI) 3. “A ‘Pasteurella’ shot-calves must get at least one round” Explanation: This is actually a Mannheimia haemolytica toxoid. This vaccine, commonly known as a “Pasteurella shot” or “Pneumonia shot”, is given to stimulate immunity against the leukotoxin (a white blood cell killer) produced by the bacteria to protect itself from the immune response. Some of these products also contain a Pasteurella multocida bacterial extract. Examples include One Shot (Zoetis), Presponse SQ (BI), Once PMH SQ (Merck) and Nuplura PH (Elanco). a. Another option is to use a “Live Product with Pasteurella” to fulfill either the first or second round of viral vaccine and the Pasteurella requirements. Explanation: haemolytica Respiratory

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A Mannheimia toxoid and MLV Virus Vaccine

Combination product such as Pyramid 5 + Presponse (BI), Vista Once (Merck), Titanium 5-PHM (Elanco) or Bovi-Shield Gold One Shot (Zoetis) can be given to meet the “Pasteurella” requirement and one viral vaccine dose with one injection. 4. “Deworming-must include product and date” Explanation: Deworming with an endectocide (examples: Ivomec (BI), Dectomax (Zoetis), Eprinex (BI), Cydectin (Bayer), LongRange (BI)) will control internal and external parasites, usually 30 days or longer (LongRange is an extended duration product of 120+ days). A drench anthelmintic or ‘white dewormer’ is given by mouth and has a short duration but very effective cleanout of internal parasites. Examples include Safeguard (Merck), Synanthic (BI) or Valbazen (Zoetis). A second product is often required for external parasite (lice/flies/ticks) control. 5. “Steers-Knife cut, banded (at birth or at weaning) or Clamped” Explanation: Castration method may be either surgical (knife-cut) where the scrotum is opened and the testicles removed; non-surgical banding with an elastrator rubber band placed around the scrotum and above the testicles; or the scrotum is clamped with a Burdizzo Clamp to crush the testicular cords. No matter which method is used, the steer should be completely healed by sale day. 6. “Heifers Guaranteed Open” Explanation: If heifers have been allowed to stay with the herd bull until weaning, most likely some are pregnant. A prostaglandin injection (for example: Lutalyse®) can be given to the heifers to induce abortion once they have been away from the bull a minimum of 10 days. These injections

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work best in early pregnancy so do not delay administration if needed. Often “guaranteed open” means pregnancy checked by a veterinarian by rectal palpation or “sleeved by a vet”. 7. “Weaned” Explanation: For home-raised calves, this usually means at least 45 days prior to delivery. In addition to preconditioning programs, calves can also be pooled in “valueadded” programs according to further criteria for a marketing advantage. Most programs issue a visual ear tag for buyers to recognize participating calves. Some producers may choose to market their cattle in programs requiring source and age verification such as UK’s CPH45. To be eligible for the program, producers must be Beef Quality Assurance (BQA) certified, have a registered premise identification, and must be able to provide birth dates for source and process verification. Calves must be managed under BQA protocol, be tagged with official EID tags, and follow a prescribed health

and preconditioning program. Other available programs often include restrictions on use of growth promoting implants, treatment with antibiotics (feed grade or injectable), and some specify that calves have not been fed any animal derived protein. These more restrictive programs such as GAP, NHTC, Verified Grass-Fed, Organic Certified and BeefCare, require a thirdparty onsite audit and the seller must be approved prior to offering the cattle for sale. For example, producers marketing “All Natural” cattle as Global Animal Partnership (GAP) certified must have specific documentation to verify the “All Natural” claim. “NHTC” cattle are nonhormone treated cattle (no implants) and are eligible to be exported to the European Union. The NHTC program is a USDA approved, third-party audit that verifies the source, age and nonhormone treated status of calves prior to the cattle being sold. NHTC cattle must be sold at an approved NHTC location and the buyer must also be NHTC approved to retain their approval status. Alternatively, there are several purebred

associations with programs such as Certified Angus Beef and Certified Hereford Beef that provide marketing strategies for producers with known genetics.

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UK RESEARCH PROJECT TO EXPLORE SURPRISING YIELD BUMP Katie Pratt, Extension Professor

University of Kentucky researchers are studying the reasons behind an unexpected yield increase that appeared in a doctoral student’s soybean research.

While Rod’s project has ended, Knott has received funding from the Kentucky Soybean Promotion Board to determine the cause of the yield increase.

Katherine Rod, UK doctoral student, was studying intensive management practices in double-crop soybeans under the advisement of Carrie Knott, UK grain crops specialist in the UK College of Agriculture, Food and Environment. Rod and Knott began noticing a three bushel per acre increase, on average, when foliar insecticides and fungicides were applied at the R3 growth stage. This yield increase occurred during each of the four years of Rod’s project at the UK Research and Education Center in Princeton.

“A three bushel per acre increase is pretty substantial in double-crop soybeans,” said Knott, who is also the director of the UK Research and Education Center. “With many producers making a blanket foliar pesticide application based on a the crop’s growth stage, knowing the exact growth stage that can give them the best yields would be particularly beneficial for them.” The new project will study the effects of foliar pesticides applied at R3 growth stage for full-season and double-crop soybeans. Knott will have two plots at the Research

and Education Center. One will be on the center’s well-drained Crider soil. The other will be on the center’s fragipan soil. “Often we see huge yield differences between the two soil types, depending on the timing of our rainfall, so it will be interesting to see the results of this project,” Knott said. Chad Lee, director of the UK Grain and Forage Center of Excellence, will have a research plot at Spindletop Research Farm in Lexington to see if the yield increase also occurs there. UK entomologist Raul Villanueva and plant pathologist Carl Bradley will also contribute their expertise to the study.

The project will explore whether the double-crop soybean yield increase occurs on different soil types and locations. Photo by Steve Patton, UK agricultural communications.

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85 - 2 yr old Hereford Bulls 10 - Yearling Hereford Bulls 20 - Open Hereford Heifers 100 - Commercial Heifers

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LARGE KENTUCKY CORN AND SOYBEAN CROPS EXPECTED The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) released its crop production report today from the September Agricultural Yield Survey conducted at the beginning of the month. Based on September 1 conditions, the report showed corn production is expected to be up 6 percent from last year, and soybeans 30 percent higher. “There is potential for a record large corn production this year”, said David Knopf, director of the NASS Eastern

Mountain Regional Office in Kentucky. “Corn harvest is just beginning, so it’s never certain until the corn is in the bin, but farmers are optimistic at this point.” On September 1, corn and soybean conditions were 10 points or more above the 5-year average. Corn production in Kentucky is forecast at 259 million bushels, unchanged from the August forecast but up 6% from 2019. Yield was estimated at 181 bushels per acre, unchanged from last month and up 12.0 bushels from the 2019 level. Acres

for harvest as grain were estimated at 1.43 million acres, down 20,000 acres from 2019. The U.S. corn production is forecast at 14.9 billion bushels, down 2% from the August forecast and up 9% from last year’s record production. Based on conditions as of September 1, yields are expected to average 178.5 bushels per acre, up 11.1 bushels from 2019. Area harvested for grain is forecast at 83.5 million acres, down 1% from the August forecast but up 3% from 2019. Soybean production for Kentucky is

forecast at 101 million bushels, up 2% from the August forecast and up 30% from 2019. Yield was estimated at 55.0 bushels per acre, up 1.0 from last month and up 9.0 bushels from a year ago. Acreage for harvest was estimated at 1.84 million acres, up 150,000 acres from the previous year. U.S. soybean production is forecast at 4.31 billion bushels, down 3% from the August forecast but up 21% from last year. Yields are expected to average 51.9 bushels per acre, down 1.4 bushels from last month but up 4.5 bushels from last year. Area for harvest is forecast at 83.0 million acres, unchanged from the August forecast but up 11 % from 2019. Kentucky burley tobacco production is forecast at 61.2 million pounds, down 6% from the August forecast and down 21% from 2019. Yield was projected at 1,700 pounds per acre, down 100 pounds from last month and down 200 pounds from the 2019 crop. Harvested acreage was estimated at 36,000 acres, down 5,000 acres from last year’s crop. For the burley producing states production is forecast at 71.8 million pounds, down 23% from last year. Burley growers plan to harvest 41,800 acres, down 14 percent from 2019. Yields were expected to average 1,717 pounds per acre, down 193 pounds from last year. Production of Kentucky dark fire-cured tobacco is forecast at 23.2 million pounds, down 2% from the August forecast but down 16% from the previous year. Dark air-cured tobacco production is forecast at 14.7 million pounds, down 6% from the August forecast but down 18% from last year. The next Crop Production report will be released October 9. All reports are available on the NASS website: www. nass.usda.gov. For more information on NASS surveys and reports, call the NASS Kentucky Field Office at (800) 928-5277.

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PRIVATE TREATY SALES CHECKOFF INVESTMENT FORM State and National Beef Promotion and Research Programs Information is required by 7 CRF 1260.201. Failure to report can result in a fine. Information is held confidential per 7 CRF 1260.203.

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Both the seller and the buyer are responsible for making sure that the $1 per head assessment is collected and remitted to the Kentucky Beef Council. DATE OF SALE

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Send Report and Remittance to: Kentucky Beef Council 176 Pasadena Drive Lexington, KY 40503 For additional information: call 859-278-0899 or email beef@kycattle.org According to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, an agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required to respond to a collection of information unless it displays a valid OMB control number. The valid OMB control number for this information collection is 0581-0093. The time required to complete this information collection is estimated to average 1 hour per response, including the time for reviewing instructions, searching existing data sources, gathering and maintaining the data needed, and completing and reviewing the collection of information. The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) prohibits discrimination in all its programs and activities on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, disability, and where applicable, sex, marital status, familial status, parental status, religion, sexual orientation, genetic information, political beliefs, reprisal, or because all or part of an individual’s income is derived from any public assistance program. (Not all prohibited bases apply to all programs.) Persons with disabilities who require alternative means for communication of program information (Braille, large print, audiotape, etc.) should contact USDA’s TARGET Center at (202) 720-2600 (voice and TDD). To file a complaint of discrimination, write to USDA, Director, Office of Civil Rights, 1400 Independence Avenue, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20250-9410 or call (800) 795-3272 (voice) or (202) 720-6382 (TDD). USDA is an equal opportunity provider and employer.

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CW +74 MB +1.02 RE +.97 $W +74 $B +200 $C +300

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CW +71 MB +.69 RE +.94 $W +91 $B +170 $C +285

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CW +33 MB +.06 RE +.95 $W +58 $B +109 $C +214

Sire: Connealy Confidence 0100 • Dam: PF 5682 Henrietta Pride 0533

CW +21 MB +.45 RE +.43 $W +46 $B +108 $C +179

Sire: SAV Final Answer 0035 • Dam: Thomas Miss Lucy 5152

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CED +16 BW -1.6 WW +54 YW +99 MILK +21

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CW +54 MB +.56 RE +.69 $W +76 $B +155 $C +257

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For your free reference sale booklet, contact anyone in the office of the Sale Managers, TOM BURKE, KURT SCHAFF, JEREMY HAAG, AMERICAN ANGUS HALL OF FAME at the WORLD ANGUS HEADQUARTERS, Box 660, Smithville, MO 64089. Phone 816/532-0811. Fax 816/532-0851. email: angushall@angushall.com • www.angushall.com EPDs as of 9-2-20

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G OV. B E S H E A R NAMES RIDLEY E X E C U T I V E D I R E C TO R O F G OV E R N O R ’ S O F F I C E O F AG R I C U LT U RA L P O L I CY At the Kentucky Cattlemen’s Association, we are powered by people.

Gov. Andy Beshear appointed Dorsey Ridley of Henderson, a former bank president and state lawmaker who operates a family farm and who most recently served as director of legislative services for the governor, to serve in the role of executive director for the Governor’s Office of Agricultural Policy (GOAP). “Dorsey has been an advocate for Kentucky families and farms for decades and I appreciate his willingness to continue to serve the people of the commonwealth,” Gov. Beshear said. “His experience as a banker lending to farmers to grow or sustain their operations, operating a family farm growing corn in Western Kentucky and as a lawmaker including his time on the agriculture committee will be invaluable to the GOAP and the Kentuckians it serves.” “Agriculture has always been a significant part of my life and it is an honor to serve in this capacity,” said Ridley. “I thank the Governor for this opportunity to grow and positively impact our agriculture industry. The Kentucky Agricultural Development Fund supports our farmers, communities and statewide economy.” Ridley has a long-standing record of public service. Previously, Ridley served in the Kentucky House of Representatives from 1987 to 1994 and the State Senate, as senate caucus chair, from 2004 to 2018. Ridley proudly represented Caldwell, Crittenden, Henderson, Livingston, Union and Webster counties. Additionally, Ridley sat on the Senate Agriculture Committee for 15 years. Professionally, Ridley has been employed by Independence Bank, as regional business development director 42

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Join or renew your KCA membership today! and former president of Independence Bank in Henderson. Independence Bank currently is the largest agricultural lending community bank in Kentucky. A graduate of Western Kentucky University, Ridley received his B.S. in business and agriculture. Reared working on a family cattle farm, Ridley is a lifelong advocate for the agriculture industry. Ridley is married to Glenn Hodge Ridley. They are the parents of four adult children and enjoy two granddaughters. The GOAP, established in 1998, provides grants, incentives and low-interest loans through the Kentucky Agricultural Development Fund to help farmers and agribusinesses innovate and grow. The office provides a direct link between the Governor and one of Kentucky’s most important industries, agriculture. The Kentucky Agricultural Development Board and Kentucky Agricultural Finance Corporation are administered by the GOAP. COW COUNTRY •

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W EA N IN G – I M P ROV I N G O U TCOMES T H ROUG H D E C R E AS I N G STRESS Katie VanValin, Assistant Extension Professor, University of Kentucky The classic definition of stress according to Hans Selye is, “the nonspecific response of the body to any demand for change”. Dr. Selye was an endocrinologist by training and is largely regarded as the grandfather of the study of stress. By any definition though, I think it’s probably safe to say that 2020 has been a stressful year. We saw cattle markets take a wild ride and grocery store shelves empty out of meat and toilet paper in response to COVID-19. That initial response to COVID-19 that saw bare shelves and low cattle prices is a great example of a stress response. Now here we are months later, and we’ve adapted to some of that initial stress. While things are certainly not normal, we know now that we will be able to go to the store and get the things we need, when we need them. This scenario is not that different than how cattle respond and adapt to stress events. I would argue that the single most stressful period in a beef animals’ life is weaning. Up to this point that calf has relied on its dam for almost everything. Now its weaning time, and no matter what we do this is going to be a stressful period, we can’t control that. However, we can control how stressful this period will be. It is important to get in the mindset that weaning is a period of time, rather than a single day. We could get the herd up, sort off the calves, load them onto the trailer and take them to the sale barn, and called them weaned. In this scenario calves arrive at the sale barn balling, and they may be co-mingled with calves from other farms. They eventually work their way through the auction system and arrive at a feedlot somewhere west of here, in a process that can take several days. Along the way they may come into COW COUNTRY •

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contact with novel pathogens, that can cause illness. Then once they get to the feedlot they may have to learn to drink out of a waterer and how to eat out of a feed bunk. They are also expected to eat a diet that is likely new to them and may contain ingredients they’ve never seen before. That was stressful writing all of that out, now imagine how it would be for a calf that experiences all of that over a 3-4 day period. We call this process abrupt weaning. As all the stressors compound, they can cause the calves immune system to weaken, increasing the risk for the development of respiratory disease. What if instead the calves are weaned on the farm? No, this won’t be a totally stress-free process, but it will be less stressful than the scenario I described above. An alternative method to abrupt weaning is fenceline weaning. This method allows cows and calves to have visual and nose to nose contact. This can mean housing cows and calves

in adjacent pastures or having calves in a dry-lot pen, that cows can access via a drovers alley. Allowing calves to be weaned on the farm, can get them through that initial stress of separation from the dam, without the added stress of comingling, and transit. When weaning calves on the farm, it is important to consider the nutrition that is being offered to calves. The number one goal during this time is to encourage calves to eat, we also want to make sure that they are getting the most out of each mouth full that they do consume during this time. Offering calves, a highquality grass or legume-grass mixture hay is important for calves in dry-lots. Offering a grain supplement can also increase the nutrient density of each mouth full during this time. Feeding this supplement daily by hand can allow you to visually assess the calves and take note of which ones are or are not coming up to the bunk.

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By weaning calves on the farm, it is also possible to take advantage of new marketing opportunities such the CPH45 program. These opportunities can allow you to capture additional value on the calves that you wean on farm, and precondition. Pre-conditioning allows us to separate out the stressors commonly associated with the auction system from those associated with weaning. With some planning it is possible to offer a low-cost feed supplement and efficiently add an additional 125-150 lbs of body weight to calves during this period. I encourage you to assess your weaning program, is weaning a one-day event for your operation, or is it a period of time? Are you leaving money on the table, by rushing calves to market? By decreasing stress on our calves during the weaning period, we may in turn offer a better calf on sale day. This process may seem daunting, but with some planning it is not only easier on the calves but can be profitable too. 43

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INDUSTRY PROS: HELPING YOU TELL THE ANTIBIOTIC STORY We’re all concerned about health. While antibiotics are not used to treat viruses, responsible use of antibiotics remains a vital part of animal health, welfare, and care. Consumer confidence in animal agriculture and food safety is still an ongoing challenge for beef producers. Dr. David Williams of Kentucky has been involved in animal nutrition feed manufacturing for over 40 years as owner of Burkmann Nutrition. He is also a beef producer who spends his ‘tractor time” thinking about how to help his industry. Dr. Williams, along with several other members of the Kentucky State Beef Council, attended a symposium on antibiotics and animal agriculture with a special section featuring the value of communication.

Videos detailing their experiences and how they use what they learned are being presented by the National Livestock Producers Association, a contractor with the Beef Checkoff. Dr. Williams is featured in the video Industry Pros: Helping You Tell the Antibiotic Story meant to help beef producers with tips and techniques to effectively communicate to each other and to consumers. “We’re increasing our use of social media, spotlighting different farm families, highlighting how committed the farm families are to animal welfare and food safety,” says Dr. Williams. Dr. Williams also values opportunities to personally talk to people who may not be informed about animal agriculture. Dr. Williams tells about an annual farm-

city breakfast that hosts 200 urban and suburban friends along with farm families. “We have the opportunity to explain to them directly from those of us in the community, in the food business, and particularly the beef production business, the safety practices, the animal welfare practices and how food is produced in America to the highest safety standards in the world,” he says. Farmers and ranchers understand the need for careful stewardship of antibiotics, and work hard to use them judiciously and responsibly so we all will have them when we need them. Many believe there is a disconnect between what they are doing every day and what the public hears.

They work every day to safely feed families with outstanding quality, nutrition, and affordability. Sharing and communicating directly to consumers allows them to address misperceptions by demonstrating values they have in common: protecting everyone’s health. About Telling the Story of Antibiotics The Telling the Story series is brought to you by the National Livestock Producers Association, a contractor to the Beef Checkoff and the Kentucky Beef Council. NLPA and KBC are committed to helping producers tell the great stories about their life, their animals, and their part in fighting antibiotic resistance along with the human and environmental health professionals. The goal: Understanding one other.

West Kentuck y Select BRED HEIFER SALE Selling 225 Spring Calving Bred Heifers

Saturday, November 21, 2020 12:00 noon CT

Kentucky-Tennessee Livestock Market Guthrie, Kentucky For more information contact: Kevin Laurent, University of Kentucky (270) 365-7541 ext. 226 Mark Barnett, KY-TN Livestock Market (270) 483-2504

See these heifers at: www.kyheifersale.com All heifers are guaranteed bred to bulls with known EPDs and have met stringent requirements for health, quality and pelvic measurements. All heifers qualify for KY Cost Share Most qualify for TN Cost Share

WEST KENTUCKY SELECT BULL SALE

Selling 12 Angus bulls—24 months old Immediately following the West Kentucky Select Bred Heifer Sale.

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Di rec t or of He rd Improv em ent. With more Angus influenced cattle qualifying for the Certified Angus Beef ® brand than ever before, it’s clear that the Angus bull has become America’s bull. He sires calving ease, growth and superior marbling. He works well in any environment, and on any cow, regardless of breed. Make sure that America’s bull serves as your director of herd improvement. Angus. America’s breed. Go to www.Angus.org/businessbreed or call 816.383.5100 to learn more.

Alex Tolbert

Regional Manager 706.338.8733 atolbert@angus.org

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Burns Farms 12 th Annual

NEW LIVESTOCK CENTER BREAKS GROUND

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 7 12 noon CST, Pikeville, Tennessee

100 PERFORMANCE DRIVEN BULLS

POLLED & HORNED HEREFORDS PLUS ANGUS

Selling live at Burns Farms & broadcast on superiorclicktobid.com

Also selling several select groups of commercial females

The Breckinridge County Livestock Center broke ground to start the construction of their new facility in Harned Friday, Aug. 21. Located one mile off US Highway 60 on Highway 1401, the business is expected to be operational by Friday, Jan. 1, 2021. Owners Scott Brumfield, Doug Peterson, and Jeff and Joe Riley of Riley Livestock, explained that the facility will be conducting cattle sales every Monday, as well as sales for sheep and horses. The facility will be able to hold several thousand cattle. Mr. Brumfield said the group felt led to open the business because they saw a need for it and wanted to be helpful to the community. In addition to providing local producers with a location close to home to sell their livestock, the Breckinridge Livestock Center expects to host producers and buyers from all over the state of Kentucky and southern Indiana. Their hope is that their business will, in time, generate additional development in the area.

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10G 3/24/19 • P44080538 • Polled BR Belle Air 6011 5 BF 2094 Eddi Time 4218 CED +0.5, BW +3.4, WW +66, YW +105, MILK +41, M&G +74, REA +.31, MARB +.30, CHB +102

3/22/19 • 44080574 • Horned BR Belle Air 6011 5 BF Heidi’s Homegirl 4286 ET CED +0.4, BW +3.1, WW +55, YW +91, MILK +33, M&G +61, REA +.41, MARB +.39, CHB +109

Herefords Since 1952

2/26/19 • 19482971 • Angus EXAR Strategy 7660B 5 EXAR Blackcap 6272 CED +4, BW +3.9, WW +55, YW +99, MILK +23, MARB I+.88, REA I+.53, $M +54, $B +140, $C +236

DAVID BURNS (615) 477-5668 Email: burnsfarms@msn.com Dale Pitchford, Herdsman (972) 921-6261 12733 Old State Hwy. 28 • Pikeville, TN 37367 www. burnsfarms.com

Videos of the bulls will be available for viewing online prior to sale day at www.superiorlivestock.com.

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3/5/19 • P44052921 • Polled TH Frontier 174E 5 BF 8Y Homemaid 4146 CED +7.6, BW +1.1, WW +61, YW +104, MILK +31, M&G +62, REA +.46, MARB –.06, CHB +85

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910 2/8/19 • 44051710 • Horned KJ BJ 58Z Contender D56 ET 5 EXR Goldril 4220 ET CED +4.5, BW +1.6, WW +57, YW +82, MILK +30, M&G +58, REA +.62, MARB +.11, CHB +100

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933 1/30/19 • 19607979 • Angus Bar R Jet Black 5063 5 EXAR Primrose 3690 CED +6, BW +1.9, WW +67, YW +120, MILK +24, MARB I+.64, REA I+.60, $M +48, $B +153, $C +246

TAL #6690 TFL #5818 Dustin N. Layton • (405) 464-2455 laytond@yahoo.com Andee Marston • (785) 250-4449 www.laytonauction.com

Please contact the farm or the sale manager to request a sale catalog, or visit our website.

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BEEF BOARD ANNOUNCES FY 2021 BEEF CHECKOFF INVESTMENTS The Cattlemen’s Beef Board (CBB) will invest approximately $39,380,000 into programs for beef promotion, research, consumer information, industry information, foreign marketing and producer communications during fiscal 2021, subject to USDA approval. At the end of its September 9-10 meeting in Denver, Colorado, the Beef Promotion Operating Committee (BPOC) approved checkoff funding for a total of 13 “Authorization Requests” – or grant proposals brought by nine contractors for the fiscal year beginning October 1, 2021. The committee includes 10 producers from the Cattlemen’s Beef Board and 10 producers from the Federation of State Beef Councils. Nine contractors brought a total of $47,725,121 worth of funding requests to the BPOC this week, nearly $8,345,121 more than the funds available from the CBB budget “Producers drive all the decisions that the BPOC makes during these important meetings,” said CBB and BPOC Chair Jared Brackett. “Cattlemen and women from across the U.S. and importers carefully consider every proposal to determine where we should spend these Checkoff dollars with one primary goal in mind – increasing beef demand to provide producers with the best possible value for their Checkoff investments. “Once again, our contractors came to these meetings with some incredibly innovative ideas and projects. As always, it’s a real challenge to balance

the budget and distribute our limited amount of Checkoff dollars to these contractors in a way that we believe will best drive beef demand. I personally thank all our contractors and committee members for dedicating considerable time and effort to continue moving the beef industry forward.” In the end, the BPOC approved proposals from eight national beef organizations for funding through the FY 21 Cattlemen’s Beef Board budget, as follows: • American Farm Bureau Foundation for Agriculture - $670,996 • Cattlemen’s Beef Board - $1,689,915 • Foundation for Meat and Poultry Research and Education - $646,144 • Meat Import Council of America / Northeast Beef Promotion Initiative - $497,037 • National Cattlemen’s Association - $26,442,207

Beef

• National Institute for Agriculture - $89,466

Animal

• North American Meat Institute $994,068 • United States Meat Federation - $8,350,170

Export

Broken out by budget component – as outlined by the Beef Promotion and Research Act of 1985 – the Fiscal Year 2021 Plan of Work for the Cattlemen’s Beef Promotion and Research Board budget includes: • $9.8 million for promotion programs, including continuation

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of the checkoff’s consumer digital advertising program, as well as veal promotion • $8.9 million for research programs, focusing on a variety of critical issues, including pre- and postharvest beef safety research, product quality research, human nutrition research and scientific affairs, market research, and beef and culinary innovations • $7.3 million for consumer information programs, including a Northeast public relations initiative; national consumer public relations, including nutrition-influencer relations and work with primaryand secondary-school curriculum directors nationwide to get accurate information about the beef industry into classrooms of today’s youth • $3.3 million for industry information programs, comprising dissemination of accurate information about the beef industry to counter misinformation from anti-beef groups and others, as well as funding for checkoff participation in a fifth annual national industrywide symposium focused on discussion and dissemination of information about antibiotic use • $8.4 million for foreign marketing and education in 80 countries in the following regions: ASEAN region, Caribbean, Central America/ Dominican Republic, China/ Hong Kong, Europe, Japan, Korea, Mexico, Middle East, Russia/ Greater Russian Region, South

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America, Taiwan and new markets • $1.7 million for producer communications, which includes investor outreach using national communications and direct communications to producers and importers about checkoff results, as well as development and utilization of a publishing strategy and platform and a state beef council content hub. • The full fiscal 2021 Cattlemen’s Beef Board budget is approximately $43.1 million. Separate from the authorization requests, other expenses funded include $254,000 for program evaluation; $445,000 for program development; $720,000 for USDA oversight, which includes $450,000 for AMS oversight and $190,000 for CBB’s legal and compliance; and $2.1 million for CBB administration. The fiscal 2021 budget represents a decrease of 3.2 percent, or $1.4 million from the $44.5 million fiscal year 2020 budget All authorization requests and budgets are now sent onto the full Cattlemen’s Beef Board for approval, followed by the USDA’s Agricultural Marketing Service for review, with a start date for the new fiscal year on October 1. For more information about the Beef Checkoff and its programs, including promotion, research, foreign marketing, industry information, consumer information and safety, contact the Cattlemen’s Beef Board at 303-2209890 or visit DrivingDemandForBeef. com.

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STOCKER CATTLE TRANSITIONING TO WHEAT PASTURE MAY NOT NEED SUPPLEMENT Jon Biermacher, Ph.D., Professor, B. Wade Brorsen, Ph.D., Oklahoma State University Department of Agriculture Economics Regents professor and Barrett Moore, Oklahoma State University It is common practice for stocker cattle producers to purchase cattle from sale barns at weaning in the fall, receive and precondition them in drylot environments for approximately 45 days, then grow them out on wheat pasture before sending them to feedyards for fattening prior to final processing. Past research suggests cattle transitioning to wheat pasture from a drylot require an acclimation period before they gain significant body weight. In fact, it has been shown that substantial weight loss often occurs during the drylot-topasture adaptation period. Previous research also concludes that weight loss can be decreased by altering the diet in the drylot prior to turning cattle out to wheat pasture. With this finding in mind, it has been hypothesized that providing a transitional diet during the drylot phase and during the first three weeks of wheat pasture can significantly reduce weight loss during the adaptation period. To explore this topic, we conducted a project with two objectives: • Determine the effect of a transitional diet strategy on stocker heifer average daily gain and total gain during the grazing period. • Determine whether or not the transitional diet strategies are more profitable than the conventional practice. Data and Methods We used a total of 307 stocker heifers in this experiment, all purchased directly from farms and ranches in Oklahoma during the fall of 2015, 2016 and 2017. All heifers received the same preconditioning treatments upon arrival at Noble Research Institute facilities. All heifers were also treated with a standard receiving protocol. They were treated for internal parasites with a dewormer, given a clostridial vaccine and a zeranol implant, and tested for persistent infection upon arrival at Noble’s Oswalt 50

LOW ENERGY DRYLOT ONLY (1%BWDL)

HIGH ENERGY DRYLOT ONLY (2%BWDL)

TRANSITIONAL DRYLOT AND WHEAT PASTURE (2%BWDLWP)

P-VALUE

Oct. 10

Beginning weight (pounds per head)

524

0.9214

Days on feed in drylot (days)

Average daily gain (pounds per head)

1.46a

1.90b

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Total gain (pounds per head)

81.76a

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Ending weight in drylot (pounds per head)

605.76a

630.40b

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Dec. 5

Stocking rate (head per acre)

1.5

Grazing duration (days)

119

Total accumulated gain on Day 1 (pounds per head)

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MEASURES OF ANIMAL AND ECONOMIC PERFORMANCE: Drylot phase Beginning date

Wheat pasture phase Placement date

Total accumulated gain on Day 7 (pounds per head)

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-14.12b

-8.56c

0.0354

Total accumulated gain on Day 14 (pounds per head)

2.54a

3.15a

11.33b

0.0145

Total accumulated gain on Day 119 (pounds per head)

256.46

258.36

242.06

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Grazing termination date

3-Apr

Final weight (pounds per head)

862.22

888.76

872.46

0.1254

2.18

2.05

0.1963

338.22

364.76

348.46

0.1689

0.9

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Preconditioning costs, excluding feed (cost per head)

39.5

Seed and seed establishment costs (cost per head)

55.77

57.77

55.77

Fertilizer and fertilizer application costs (cost per head)

45.36

Feed costs (cost per head)

47.79

98.05

134.3

Interest cost on cash operating expenses (cost per head)

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3.41

3.86

Interest cost for stocker heifer ownership (cost per head)

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Total costs (cost per head)

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282.12

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Net return (cost per head)

99.11

46.16

11.46

Relative difference in net return (cost per head)

-52.95

-87.65

Relative breakeven cost of feed (cost per head)

45.1

46.65

Average daily gain (pounds per head) Economics Total gain in drylot and wheat pasture (pounds per head) Ten-year average value of gain (cost per pound) Revenue (cost per head)

Pesticides and pesticides application costs (cost per head)

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Ranch cattle handling facilities in Love County, Oklahoma. Heifers were randomly assigned to one of six 6-acre preconditioning pastures (two pastures per treatment), stratified by weight. The average starting weight of the heifers in each treatment group was 524 pounds. We used 120 head in 2015 (body weight ± standard deviation = 456 ± 3.94 pounds), 92 head in 2016 (531 ± 8.20 pounds) and 95 head in 2017 (584 ± 8.49 pounds). Three alternative diet treatments were randomly assigned to animals each year: • Low-energy diet fed at 1% of animal body weight only during the drylot phase (1%BWDL). • High energy diet fed at 2% of animal body weight only during the drylot phase (2%BWDL). • High energy diet fed at 2% of animal body weight during the drylot phase and the first 21 days of the wheat pasture phase (2%BWDL ). The 1% BWDL represents a typical (control) diet fed to stocker cattle during the preconditioning phase. All three diets had the same ingredients. The 2015, 2016 and 2017 heifers remained in drylot for 84, 39 and 44 days, respectively. The number of days in the drylot was much greater in 2015 due to the drought that fall. Chute weights were recorded each morning for two consecutive days for each animal at the start and finish of the drylot phase. Once finished with the end phase weighing, cattle were transported on the same day to Noble’s Red River Ranch and randomly assigned to one of six wheat forage pastures. Cattle in each pasture had access to water at one of three GrowSafe Beef® individual animal weigh scales. Individual animal daily weights were recorded for the duration of the grazing period.

acclimation period between drylot and pasture typically takes place within the first two weeks. Enterprise budgeting techniques were used along with the parameter estimates obtained from the mixed ANOVA models described above to determine the effect of each diet treatment on the profitability of a typical stocker cattle production system. To view table set up https://www.noble. org/news/publications/ag-news-andviews/2020/september/stocker-cattletransitioning-supplement/ RESULTS Animal Performance Three-year average measures of stocker cattle heifer performance and expected values for revenues, costs and net returns by diet strategy are reported in Table 1. Three-year average daily gain across the wheat grazing phase was 2.18, 2.18 and 2.05 pounds per day per head for the 1%BWDL, 2%BWDL and 2%BWDL diets, respectively; they were not statistically different, with a 95% level of confidence. Total accumulated weight gain at the end of Day 1, averaged across all three years,

was -28.4, -20.1 and -21.8 pounds per head for the 1%BWDL, 2%BWDL and 2%BWDL diets, respectively. These three weights were all statistically different from each other with a 95% level of confidence and are similar to previous research findings. After one week (Day 7), accumulated gain remained negative for all three diets but were substantially less negative compared to Day 1. By the end of the second week (Day 7), total accumulative weight gain for all three treatments were positive at 2.5, 3.2 and 11.3 pounds per head for the 1%BWDL, 2%BWDL and 2%BWDL diets, respectively. The Day 14 weights for the 1%BWDL and 2%BWDL diets were not different statistically but were both less than the 2%BWDL weights with a 95% level of confidence. This result indicates that the transitional diet (2%BWDL ) did work to improve the loss in weights on Day 1 faster than the other two diets. Unfortunately, this difference did not hold up at the end of the wheat-pasture grazing period. At the end of that period, total accumulated weight gain was 257,

259 and 242 pounds per head for the 1%BWDL, 2%BWDL and 2%BWDL diets, respectively and were not statistically different from each other, with a 95% level of confidence. Economics Because the total accumulated gain from both the drylot and the wheat pasture phases between the three diets were not statistically different (P = 0.1689), revenues from the three diets are the same. We calculated revenue for each diet strategy using total gains from the 2%BWDL diet (i.e., 364.76 pounds per head) and the 10 year (2010-2020) average value of gain of $0.90 per pound. This was an arbitrary choice that gave us the greatest revenue between the three gains. We could have just as easily chosen to use the gain from the 1%BWDL (control) diet, which would have given all three systems the smallest revenue. We also included the total list of costs associated with our stocker system, including preconditioning/ healthcare, seed and seed establishment, fertilizer and fertilizer application, pest management, feed, and interest on cash operating capital and cash operating capital for purchased stocker cattle.

We used mixed effects analysis of variance (ANOVA) models to test the hypothesis of no statistical difference in average daily gain and total gain between the three alternative diets during the drylot and wheat pasture grazing phases. We also used contrast testing to test the hypothesis of no statistically significant differences in accumulated total weight gain during the pasture grazing phase between the three diet treatments at Day 1, Day 7, Day 14 and at the end of the grazing period, which, on average, was Day 119. This is important because the previous literature suggests that the

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However, you can see from a glance at Table 1 that the only costs that vary between the three diet strategies is the cost of feed and the portion of the interest for operating capital associated with feed. As a result, net return for the 2%BWDL and 2%BWDL diets are 52.95 and 87.65 lower than the 1%BWDL (control) diet strategy. Conclusions The results of the mixed ANOVA models, as they pertain to the weight gain of cattle in these two feeding segments,

concur with and confirm much of what has already been established by previous research on cattle adapting to wheat pasture. During the drylot phase, cattle that are fed more can be expected to gain more weight. During the pasture phase, weight loss that cattle may experience is expected to occur almost immediately after turnout as they transition to pasture. Because of the individual animal data obtained from the Growsafe Beef units, we were able to show that positive daily gains begin as soon as the third day

after transitioning rather than slowly over time as the literature suggests. Although previous work has attributed the change in weight to what is often referred to as a two-week adaptation or transition period, the results of this study indicate that the transition period is much shorter. This information is valuable because it shows producers that the net losses from this adaptation period are relatively small. Although providing a high-energy supplement to cattle transitioning

to pasture affected their weight gain during the first two weeks, the gains were not sustained in the long run. The additional cost of feed in drylot and on pasture were the determining factors for the economics. The most economically sound practice is to not provide any energy supplement with the intent of aiding cattle transitioning to wheat pasture. Hence, we do not recommend providing energy supplementation to aid cattle in adapting to wheat pasture.

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“I can’t kick the bucket yet, there’s too much my wife still has for me to do,” joked Shelby County Cattlemen’s Association President, Irvin Kupper with a level of optimism I knew few would have if they’d walked a mile in his boots. He went on to explain that his wife, Patricia, had been a rock for them since he was diagnosed with kidney disease about twelve years ago. “She get’s out and opens the gate and I drive through. We take care of the farm together.” The duo has been a strong team, especially since he started dialysis. She, along with his daughter Renea and grandchildren, Justin and Michael keep him motivated as he undergoes treatments. He has dialysis three days a week for over four hours each as he awaits a matching donor on the kidney transplant list - but he continues to push himself to contribute to the industry and the world in more ways than most perfectly healthy people. Kupper, 69, has fifty head of cattle in Shelby County and was a founding member of the Shelby County Cattlemen’s Association, a director for five years and the president of the county association for nine years. He ran the Tractor Supply stores in Louisville and Shelbyville for thirty seven years and said his favorite part was the customers. He’s now retired but not taking it easy. One would imagine that most people undergoing these types of treatments, with a limited amount of free time and with extremely depleted energy, would just try and focus on rest, relaxing with friends and family and worrying about how to improve their quality of life in whatever way possible. That is not how Mr. Kupper is approaching this hurdle. According to fellow Shelby County Cattlmen’s Association member, Bob Anderson, Kupper does more for his community than most even know, going as far as paying dues for cattlemen’s members who have fallen on hard times. “He cooks steaks for catering events to raise money for scholarships for youth who are very important to him,” explains Anderson. He 54

went on to add that the group had a tent which was irreparably damaged during a storm. Kupper spent money out of his own pocket and built a pavilion. He promotes the Heifer Essay Program because he knows it’s a great way to motivate the next generation of cattlemen. “The word, ‘No’ isn’t in his vocabulary,” says another county member and friend, Tom Ingram. “He has a big heart of gold and will help anyone he can. We tell him not to overdo it, but he never listens. Everyone would be so happy for him to get a transplant.” When asked what Kupper meant to the local cattlemen’s association, Ingram replied, “He IS Shelby County Cattlemen’s Association. He’s the driving force. He is a really good man. He shines in this community.” Inspired by Kupper’s selflessness and strength, I had to get to the bottom of where his attitude towards life came from. In fact, after the original interview, I called him back just to ask. “We’re all on limited time. We just don’t all know it. I’m not ready to go yet but my kidney isn’t on the same page,” explained Kupper. Although this is a reality few of us have to face, Kupper does so armed with his faith in God and faith in himself. He also gives partial credit to farm life for training him to have the resilience and determination that he does. When prices aren’t what you wish they were and legislation seems not to be in your favor, you don’t quit (you join the Cattlemen’s Association). When it’s 98 degrees and the hay is down and the clouds are rolling in and a piece of equipment breaks, you don’t quit. When it’s in the teens and water is frozen and a momma cow dies giving birth to a calf that you’ll have to bottle feed, you just do it, you don’t quit. When the doctor comes in and gives you the news you don’t want to hear and you realize you’ll have to fight for your life, that same spirit rises up in you. You just DON’T QUIT. I then had to know what other advice he had for those of us who haven’t had to look death in the eye like he had. When asked, COW COUNTRY •

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he replied, “You need to have a thirst for life. Don’t complain, go out and enjoy your life.” He went on to explain, to appreciate small things instead of sweating them because there could be a day when we wish for the problems we have right now. Don’t take health, one more day doing what you love, one more calving season, one more meeting with your friends at the local cattlemen’s, one more dinner (beef of course) around the table with your family for granted. Choose to be happy even when things aren’t perfect. Because if you’re waiting for your situation to be perfect to be happy, you never will be. In closing, everyone reading this likely understands that American farmers are imperative to our country because they provide the safest, most wholesome food supply in the world which every one of us depends on for survival. What struck me more as I got to know Kupper was that our country needs the American farmer in many more ways. In a country riddled with chaos, it’s imperative that we have more of it’s citizens with the grit of a farmer, with the determination and resolve of a farmer, with the selfless attitude and work ethic of a farmer, with the unrelenting optimism of a farmer and most importantly, with the faith of a farmer like Kupper. I know his friends, his family, the county and state cattlemen’s association won’t be the same without this one. It would absolutely require someone with the qualities above donating life, through a kidney to Kupper to keep him around as long as possible so that he can continue doing the world the good it truly needs. There’s a lot of bad in the world, but my goodness, there is still some good too. COW COUNTRY •

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Maybe that can be through a person like you. I’ll end with a simple but profound quote that Mr. Anderson said “if you should help someone, that’s what humanity should do.” If you feel led to explore the option of live organ donations, please consider the following requirements. In general, kidney recipients live longer when they receive an organ from a live rather than a dead donor. Live donors can range in age from 18 to 70 years and must be in good general health. They do not have to be related to the recipient, but they should have the same blood type. Mr. Kupper has type A blood. Potential donors should not have diabetes, high blood pressure, cancer, HIV, heart disease, liver disease or sickle-cell anemia, but under special circumstances some centers will consider donors who have some of these conditions. Potential donors also are evaluated psychologically. Some people have a specific recipient in mind, while others simply have an altruistic desire to help another person. Either way, the gift of an organ must be the donor’s own choice, with no undue pressure from family members or anyone else. The donor should be able to understand the consequences of organ donation, including the need for regular medical checkups for the rest of his life. If you feel you may be a match, please contact the Kentucky Cattlemen’s Association to be connected with this family. God bless Mr. Kupper, God bless the cattle industry, and God bless America.

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NCBA OP ED: POLITICAL CLIMATE NCBA 2020 Election: Cattle Edition America’s cattle producers have a big decision to make this fall, and while campaigning might look different this election cycle, this year is no less exciting. The policy areas have remained remarkably consistent aside from an obvious increased interest in health policy. The presidential election is important, but equally so are down ballot contests. Historically, agricultural producers have a lot of sway and can move the needle in hard-fought races, like this presidential race. NCBA’s Center for Public Policy in D.C. has put together a comparison of policies that matter to producers and their operations: Regulatory Policy Trump/Pence: No other administration has slashed more red tape than the current. Over the course of the last four years, 68 overhauls to environmental regulations were completed, with 32 more in progress. Producers only have to look at recent wins such as a rule to improve the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), which was the first comprehensive reform to this environmental law in over 40 years. These NEPA updates make the process more efficient and timelier, putting a twoyear time limit on environmental impact statements that historically have taken up to ten years to complete. The new rule also lays the groundwork for healthy and resilient open spaces and pastureland. Another crucial regulatory win was repealing the 2015 Waters of the United States (WOTUS) rule and replacing it with the Navigable Waters Protection Rule (NWPR). The new rule scales back the reach of the government and, in the case of WOTUS, massive overreach. Reducing burdensome regulations has given power back to producers to control what happens on their operations and not bureaucrats in Washington. The Trump administration has been committed to cutting onerous regulations since day one. Biden/Harris: Former Vice President Joe Biden is a supporter of past regulations and is in favor of increasing regulations

on ranchers and farmers. Biden has vowed to undo the Trump Administration’s regulatory wins. In July, Biden said he would make a priority of rolling back the reform of NEPA and NWPR. This would put significant burden back on cattle producers. Trade Policy Trump/Pence: President Trump has had extensive trade victories in his first term, inking deals with Japan, China, the European Union, as well as strengthening trade with Canada and Mexico under the United States–Mexico–Canada Agreement (USMC). Since exports account for added cattle values of $325 per head, these expanded and new markets are important for every segment of the beef supply chain. President Trump has at times been criticized for his hardline stances, but that aggressive posture brought countries to the table and has resulted in multiple trade wins for the U.S beef industry. Biden/Harris: In general, Biden has long been a supporter of free trade and has at times come under fire from more leftleaning lawmakers and organizations because of this. Biden voted for the USMCA predecessor, the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), when he was in the Senate and was supportive of Former President Barack Obama’s TransPacific Partnership (TPP). Biden’s stance on trade has historically been beneficial to cattle producers. Biden’s running mate, Sen. Kamala Harris, has a much different stance on trade. She has been outspoken against recent trade deals, voted against USMCA, and was not supportive of TPP. Harris even has gone so far as to say that if she had been in office during deliberation over NAFTA, she would have voted against that too. USMCA, and NAFTA before it, benefit the U.S. cattle industry by billions of dollars each year. Her reasoning is that none of these trade deals do enough for the environment and do not address the “climate crisis”. Climate Policy/Dietary Guidelines Trump/Pence: The current administration COW COUNTRY •

has hailed livestock production as a climate solution, and are working with local governments and ranchers, particularly in the West, to improve grazing regulation on public lands. This will give ranchers more power to make range improvements and reduce wildfires. They understand that greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from U.S Beef are 10-50 times lower than other regions of the world, and the U.S. produces 18 percent of the world’s beef with just 8 percent of the world’s cattle. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) also released information this year that U.S. cattle production represent only 2 percent of U.S. GHG emissions. Biden/Harris: Biden used to have moderate stances on the environment, but has shifted farther left in the past year. His campaign put out his climate plan that would cost over $2 trillion, a plan Biden said that he would immediately take to Capitol Hill to get passed in to law. His climate plan which is part of his “Build Back Better” agenda has been depicted by news outlets as the Green New Deal in all but name. When Sen. Harris was running for president in the primary, she was the first candidate to endorse the Green New Deal and did so during a national debate. She doubled down on this during a CNN Climate Town Hall in 2019, saying that America should eat less meat and the government should change dietary guidelines to encourage Americans to eat less red meat. Changing dietary guidelines in this way would lend credence to pseudoscientific claims that specifically target cattle producers. Biden did not denounce his running mate’s stance and in a virtual interview with Wired this May, said he is not a vegan but is being pushed by his wife to eat less meat. He continued to say that he does not eat much beef but eats chicken, fish, and lots of ice cream. Vice President Mike Pence responded to Sen. Harris, clearly saying that the Trump administration would never promote limiting beef consumption. True to their word, the administration reaffirmed beef’s

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important role in a healthy diet in the 2020 Dietary Guidelines for Americans (DGAs) this year. Their recommendations were based in science and determined that beef can be a healthy part of American’s diet. During Biden’s time as Vice President the DGAs had recommendations not based in science and not even related to the merits of certain foods, but about sustainability and environmental concerns. The Trump administration stayed disciplined and were laser-focused on the nutritious benefits of beef. Tax Reform Trump/Pence: At the end of 2017 Congress passed the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA), which was a priority for the President. This legislation made a number of changes to the current tax code that benefit family ranchers and farmers, including the expansion of key provisions livestock producers rely on like cash accounting, bonus depreciation and Section 179. This bill also included temporary relief from the suffocating death tax. TCJA boosted the economy and helped cattle producers’ bottom lines. Biden/Harris: Biden has not hidden the fact that he plans to raise taxes. This includes working to repeal every single tax cut under TCJA. Instead of cutting taxes Biden plans to increase taxes and increase spending as evident in his two trilliondollar Green New Deal-esque climate plan. Sen. Harris backed Biden stating that if elected she will work on day one to increase taxes on Americans. This election might look different, but it is arguably the most important election in history. It is our duty as cattle producers to be informed on the issues that impact us the most and vote. Year after year the American agriculture industry lets its voice be heard, helping decide elections. Whatever the results are in November, you can be certain that NCBA’s Government Affairs team in Washington will fight for your interests and make sure animal agriculture has a seat at the table when decisions are made.

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Kentucky’s Largest County Cattlemens Association (Big Bull Award) Barren County (525 Members) Top Ten Counties Overall (Cash Prize) Barren County (525 Members) ($1,000) Shelby County (338 Members) ($900) Breckinridge County (336 Members) ($800) Adair County (315 Members) ($700)

2020 MEMBERSHIP MADNESS AWARDS Nikki Whitaker The KCA membership year ended on September 30th with 10,738 members statewide. That was down slightly from last year’s total of 10,775 members. Many county chapters increased their membership however, with 48 county chapters increasing from last year and 17 of those increasing by 10 or more members. Christian County Cattlemen’s Association had

the largest membership increase, exceeding their membership by 47 members. Barren County Cattlemen’s Association won the Big Bull award for having the largest county membership statewide with 525 members. You can see all the Membership Madness winners listed below. KCA is now looking ahead to the 2021 membership year, which kicks

Bath County (302 Members) ($600)

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off October 1st. For many county associations, this is the time when annual meetings are being planned for the Fall. KCA knows that county meetings will look very different this year, so please feel free to contact us if you need any assistance bringing your group together. Thank you again for your loyalty and support and don’t forget to renew your membership for 2021!

County Presidents Red Jacket Counties with a 10 or More Membership Gain

Don Pemberton (Christian) • Ron Horn (Grayson) • John Burnett (Pulaski) • Joe Mike Moore (Barren) • Gilbert Edgington (Garrard) • Steve Peddicord (Twin Lakes) Danielle Harmon (Bath) • Cayeann Cowan (Robertson) Arch Sebastian (Mountain) • David Burge (Anderson) Phillip Stamm (Lewis) • Devon Trammell (Allen) • Dennis Wilson (Webster) • Kevin Girdley (Louisville Area) Jason Phillips (Simpson) • Stephen Perkins (Scott) Ronnie Lowe (Mason)

Mountain (+18 Members) ($300)

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USDA TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL DIRECT ASSISTANCE TO FARMERS AND RANCHERS IMPACTED BY THE CORONAVIRUS E X PA N S I O N O F T H E C O R O N AV I R U S F O O D A S S I S TA N C E P R O G R A M B E G I N S S E P T. 2 1 President Donald J. Trump and U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue today announced up to an additional $14 billion dollars for agricultural producers who continue to face market disruptions and associated costs because of COVID-19. Signup for the Coronavirus Food Assistance Program (CFAP 2) will begin September 21st and run through December 11, 2020. “America’s agriculture communities are resilient, but still face many challenges due to the COVID-19 pandemic. President Trump is once again demonstrating his commitment to ensure America’s farmers and ranchers remain in business to produce the food, fuel, and fiber America needs to thrive,” said Secretary Perdue. “We listened to feedback received from farmers, ranchers and agricultural organizations about the impact of the pandemic on our nations’ farms and ranches, and we developed a program to better meet the needs of those impacted.” Background The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) will use funds being made available from the Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC) Charter Act and CARES Act to support row crops, livestock, specialty crops, dairy, aquaculture and many additional commodities. USDA has incorporated improvements in CFAP 2 based from stakeholder engagement and public feedback to better meet the needs of impacted farmers and ranchers. Producers can apply for CFAP 2 at USDA’s Farm Service Agency (FSA) county offices. This program provides financial assistance that gives producers the ability to absorb increased marketing costs associated with the COVID-19 pandemic. Producers will be compensated for ongoing market disruptions and assisted with the associated marketing costs. CFAP 2 payments will be made for three categories of commodities – Price Trigger 60

Commodities, Flat-rate Crops and Sales Commodities. Price Trigger Commodities Price trigger commodities are major commodities that meet a minimum 5-percent price decline over a specified period of time. Eligible price trigger crops include barley, corn, sorghum, soybeans, sunflowers, upland cotton, and all classes of wheat. Payments will be based on 2020 planted acres of the crop, excluding prevented planting and experimental acres. Payments for price trigger crops will be the greater of: 1) the eligible acres multiplied by a payment rate of $15 per acre; or 2) the eligible acres multiplied by a nationwide crop marketing percentage, multiplied by a crop-specific payment rate, and then by the producer’s weighted 2020 Actual Production History (APH) approved yield. If the APH is not available, 85 percent of the 2019 Agriculture Risk CoverageCounty Option (ARC-CO) benchmark yield for that crop will be used. For broilers and eggs, payments will be based on 75 percent of the producers’ 2019 production. Dairy (cow’s milk) payments will be based on actual milk production from April 1 to Aug. 31, 2020. The milk production for Sept. 1, 2020, to Dec. 31, 2020, will be estimated by FSA. Eligible beef cattle, hogs and pigs, and lambs and sheep payments will be based on the maximum owned inventory of eligible livestock, excluding breeding stock, on a date selected by the producer, between Apr. 16, 2020, and Aug. 31, 2020. Flat-rate Crops Crops that either do not meet the 5-percent price decline trigger or do not have data available to calculate a price change will have payments calculated based on eligible 2020 acres multiplied by $15 per acre. These crops include alfalfa, extra long

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staple (ELS) cotton, oats, peanuts, rice, hemp, millet, mustard, safflower, sesame, triticale, rapeseed, and several others. Sales Commodities Sales commodities include specialty crops; aquaculture; nursery crops and floriculture; other commodities not included in the price trigger and flat-rate categories, including tobacco; goat milk; mink (including pelts); mohair; wool; and other livestock (excluding breeding stock) not included under the price trigger category that were grown for food, fiber, fur, or feathers. Payment calculations will use a sales-based approach, where producers are paid based on five payment gradations associated with their 2019 sales. Additional commodities are eligible in CFAP 2 that weren’t eligible in the first iteration of the program. If your agricultural operation has been impacted by the pandemic since April 2020, we encourage you to apply for CFAP 2. A complete list of eligible commodities, payment rates and calculations can be found on farmers.gov/ cfap. Eligibility There is a payment limitation of $250,000 per person or entity for all commodities combined. Applicants who are corporations, limited liability companies, limited partnerships may qualify for additional payment limits when members actively provide personal labor or personal management for the farming operation. In addition, this special payment limitation provision has been expanded to include trusts and estates for both CFAP 1 and 2. Producers will also have to certify they meet the Adjusted Gross Income limitation of $900,000 unless at least 75 percent or more of their income is derived from farming, ranching or forestry-related activities. Producers must also be in compliance with Highly Erodible Land and Wetland Conservation provisions.

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Applying for Assistance Producers can apply for assistance beginning Sept. 21, 2020. Applications will be accepted through Dec. 11, 2020. Additional information and application forms can be found at farmers.gov/cfap. Documentation to support the producer’s application and certification may be requested. All other eligibility forms, such as those related to adjusted gross income and payment information, can be downloaded from farmers.gov/cfap/apply. For existing FSA customers, including those who participated in CFAP 1, many documents are likely already on file. Producers should check with FSA county office to see if any of the forms need to be updated. Customers seeking one-on-one support with the CFAP 2 application process can call 877-508-8364 to speak directly with a USDA employee ready to offer assistance. This is a recommended first step before a producer engages with the team at the FSA county office. All USDA Service Centers are open for business, including some that are open to visitors to conduct business in person by appointment only. All Service Center visitors wishing to conduct business with FSA, Natural Resources Conservation Service or any other Service Center agency should call ahead and schedule an appointment. Service Centers that are open for appointments will pre-screen visitors based on health concerns or recent travel, and visitors must adhere to social distancing guidelines. Visitors are also required to wear a face covering during their appointment. Our program delivery staff will be in the office, and they will be working with our producers in the office, by phone and using online tools. More information can be found at farmers.gov/ coronavirus.

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CFAP 2 Payments for Livestock For beef cattle, hogs and pigs, and lambs and sheep, payments will be equal to the highest owned inventory of eligible livestock, excluding breeding stock, on a date selected by the eligible producer from April 16, 2020, through August 31, 2020, multiplied by the CCC payment rate. For beef cattle, payments will be equal to: • The producer’s maximum owned inventory of eligible beef cattle, excluding breeding stock, on a date selected by the producer from April 16, 2020, through August 31, 2020,

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• Multiplied by the number of payment limitations for the producer, multiplied by the payment rate of $55 per head. For hogs and pigs, payments will be equal to: • The producer’s maximum owned inventory of eligible hogs and pigs, excluding breeding stock, on a date selected by the producer from April 16, 2020, through August 31, 2020;

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• Multiplied by the number of payment limitations for the producer, multiplied by the payment rate of $23 per head. For lambs and sheep, payments will be equal to: • The producer’s highest owned inventory of eligible lambs and sheep, excluding breeding stock, on a date selected by the producer from April 16, 2020, through August 31, 2020,

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JULY BEEF AND PORK EXPORTS REBOUND, BUT STILL BELOW YEAR-AGO July exports of U.S. beef rebounded from recent lows but remained below 2019 levels, according to data released by USDA and compiled by the U.S. Meat Export Federation (USMEF). U.S. pork exports, which are on a record pace in 2020, were also down from a year ago in July but increased compared to June. July lamb exports increased year-over-year and were the largest of 2020. “With production returning to nearnormal levels, we definitely saw an improvement in beef exports, though the recovery was not quite as strong as expected,” said USMEF President and CEO Dan Halstrom. “China’s pork demand has moderated and we are also entering a time when year-over-year gains are not nearly as dramatic, as exports to China began gaining momentum in mid2019. But pork exports to Mexico showed encouraging signs of recovery in July and we also saw promising growth in several emerging markets, including Vietnam and the Philippines. “It is also important to remember that the monthly export data is in the rear-view mirror and that weekly export sales data, along with observations from our USMEFChina team, suggest that China’s demand for both U.S. pork and beef will be strong through the balance of the year, including purchases for Chinese New Year. When combined with the rebound in other main markets, growth in emerging markets and the return of the U.S. supply advantage, USMEF remains optimistic about a strong finish for U.S. red meat exports in 2020, despite many challenges related to COVID-19.” July beef exports totaled 107,298 metric 62

tons (mt), up 36% from June but still 9% below last year. Export value was $647.8 million, the highest since March but down 10% from a year ago. July exports to China increased sharply year-over-year and shipments trended higher to Taiwan, Canada and Hong Kong. July exports were lower than a year ago to Japan and South Korea and declined significantly to Mexico. For January through July, beef exports were also 9% below last year’s pace in volume (698,907 mt) and 10% lower in value ($4.28 billion). July pork exports totaled 222,035 mt, down 5% from a year ago, while export value fell 12% to $548.3 million. Exports increased year-over-year to China/Hong Kong, Canada, the Philippines, Vietnam and the Caribbean. Exports to Mexico remained below last year but were the largest since March, while shipments to Japan were also down from a year ago but the largest since April. For January through July, pork exports remained 20% ahead of last year’s record pace in volume (1.78 million mt) and 22% higher in value ($4.6 billion). With Mexico as the main driver, July exports of U.S. lamb exports posted the largest monthly totals of the year in both volume (3,547 mt, up 115% from a year ago) and value ($3.5 million, up 46%). July exports also trended higher to Bermuda and Canada. Through July, lamb exports were 20% higher than a year ago at 11,299 mt, but export value ($13.9 million) still trailed last year by 11%.

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USDA PROPOSES MOST CATTLE HAV E ELEC TRONIC E AR TAGS BY 2023 – In an ongoing effort to increase animal traceability, the U.S. Department of Agriculture is seeking public comment on a proposal that would only recognize radio frequency identification (RFID) devices as the official ear tag for interstate movement of cattle and bison that are required to be identified by animal disease traceability rules. Public comments will be accepted through October 5, 2020 at the following site: https://www.federalregister. gov/d/2020-14463. After reviewing all comments, APHIS will publish a follow up Federal Register notice. This notice will respond to any such comments, announce a decision whether to approve RFID tags as the only official identification devices for cattle and provide the timeline for such a transition. “If approved, by 2023 only RFID tags will be considered official identification,” State Veterinarian Dr. Robert C. Stout said. “The U.S. Department of Agriculture is proposing RFID tags replace metal tags to improve our ability to trace animal movement quickly and efficiently in the event of a livestock disease outbreak. A strong traceability system is absolutely essential to maintaining international markets for Kentucky and U.S. cattle.” While the RFID tags would not prevent a disease outbreak, it would allow animal health officials to more quickly contain an outbreak before it can do substantial damage to the U.S. cattle industry. APHIS would “grandfather in” animals that have metal tags already in place on that date; their metal tags would serve as official identification for the remainder of their life. “The Kentucky Department of Agriculture is dedicated to working with producers and industry organizations to help with a speedy and orderly transition to RFID ear tags,” Agriculture Commissioner Dr. Ryan Quarles said. “In the weeks and months to come, we will be speaking to industry groups to help them understand the importance of the switch. As we get COW COUNTRY •

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updates from USDA, we will pass them along to Kentucky producers.”

Cattle staying on the farm will not be required to have an RFID tag.

“We appreciate the Kentucky Department of Agriculture for being proactive in getting the word out about this important cattle identification proposal,” said Dave Maples, executive director of the Kentucky Cattlemen’s Association. “The transition from metal to RFID tags will strengthen the traceability system by providing information faster and protecting our markets in the event of a disease outbreak.”

“It is recommended that all cattle requiring official ID have a RFID tag,” Dr. Stout said. “This means eligible cattle sold at a Kentucky livestock market or moving interstate off of the farm would be identified with a RFID.”

“I appreciate KDA getting out the information on the comment period and for explaining that the same animals we tag now are the only ones covered by this change,” added Jim Akers, CEO of the Bluegrass Livestock Marketing Association.

A premises identification number (PIN) is required to purchase official ID tags. To get a PIN, contact Laurel Culp, the KDA’s animal disease traceability coordinator, at laurel.culp@ky.gov or (502) 782-5905. For more information, contact Laurel Culp or email USDA at traceability@ aphis.usda.gov

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“Animal disease traceability is essential for animal agriculture to be viable in international markets,” said H. H. Barlow, executive director of the Kentucky Dairy Development Council. “The Kentucky Department of Agriculture has always been proactive in leading the country in animal disease control and prevention. RFID tags is one way to help trace the interstate and intrastate movement of cattle. Kentucky’s dairy farmers understand the value of traceability and appreciate Commissioner Quarles and KDA’s leadership on this issue.” Animals that will require individual RFID tags include:

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The leaves are changing color, cool winds are moving in and all of a sudden sitting on your front porch doesn’t result in the feeling of being suffocated by Kentucky’s humidity. The seasons change is here and fall is upon us. While fall is my favorite season of the year, mainly because of the colors, cool weather and slightly in part to my birthday being in the fall, the most important word in the previous sentence is change. Throughout the past few months all of us have experienced change in our normal routine and the theme of change is not lost on your Kentucky Beef Council programs. We have changed our approach on executing some of our promotions to ensure we are maintaining beef’s presence at the center of the plate. Traditionally KBC spends July promoting our Burger Week partnerships; however, July came and went in 2020 without the buzz of one-ofa-kind burgers, non-menu burgers being offered for 7 days only by restaurants

across Louisville and Lexington. Burger weeks are great for restaurant patrons to experience new flavor combinations and ingredients atop juicy burger patties, the promotions are designed to increase beef sales in restaurants during a time of year when restaurant traffic is typically lower due to family vacations and summer activities. As restaurants began to come back online following quarantine and their staff adjusted to social distancing parameters, KBC and our burger week partners adjusted our promotional efforts to postpone Burger Weeks from July into August and September. Louisville Burger Week was held August 10th – 17th with 41 participating restaurant locations. While seating capacity may have been reduced at the locations, patrons did not let that stop them from experiencing this year’s stand out burger line up. In its 4th year, Louisville Burger Week sold 45,000+ burgers during the 7 day promotion surpassing 2019 numbers with 9,000 more burgers sold in 2020.

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Lexington Burger Week is scheduled for September 21st – 27th, 2020. Rose garlands, mint julips and Derby pie are usually essentials for late April/ early May in the Bluegrass State as all eyes are centered on Louisville for the Kentucky Derby. Keeping with this season of change, August/ early September became Derby season as the 146th Kentucky Derby ran on September 5th instead of the first Saturday in May. KBC and our partners at the Kentucky Derby Festival began transitioning our annual Derby Burger Challenge promotion to the new Derby season following the official announcement of race day. Nearly 100 recipes were submitted for the 2020 Derby Burger Challenge in early spring. These optimistic and sometimes eccentric recipes were narrowed down to the top 8 for voting. For the first time the general public chose the overall winner from the top 4 as opposed to a panel of judges as in years past. Donna Gribbins from

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Shelbyville, KY was chosen as the 2020 Derby Burger Challenge winner with the Blackberry Bourbon Glazed Bacon Cheeseburger. Donna’s recipe was featured in 24 Kroger locations August 26th – September 8th with ground beef and the additional recipe ingredients conveniently located in Kysor cases. While certain aspects of life begin to return to “normal” and each of us adjust to changes in our personal and professional lives as ongoing effects of COVID-19 remain, one constant in our approach to reaching consumers is beef’s ability to be a high quality protein to fuel their family, celebrate life’s little moments and showcase Kentucky farmer’s desire to feed families across the Bluegrass State and the nation. We are proud to work on behalf of Kentucky’s farm families and look forward to seeking additional opportunities to reach consumers to share the beef story.

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BLACKBERRY BOURBON GLAZED BACON CHEESEBURGER by Donna Gribbins Shelbyville, KY

INGREDIENTS: 2 lbs. Kentucky Cattlemen’s Ground Beef • 1 tsp. salt • 1 tsp. black pepper • 1 tbsp. bourbon brown sugar seasoning • 1 clove minced garlic • 3 tbsp. grated onion • 1 tsp. smoked paprika • 2 tbsp. Worcestershire sauce • 8 slices cooked, peppered bacon • 4 slices smoked cheddar cheese • Butter lettuce • 4 brioche buns BOURBON BLACKBERRY GLAZE • ½ cup blackberry jam • 2 tbsp. bourbon • 1 tsp. smoke paprika BURGER SAUCE • 1 cup mayo • 2 tbsp. bourbon brown sugar seasoning • 2 tbsp. bourbon • 1 tsp. smoked paprika

BURGER DIRECTIONS 1.

In a large bowl, combine ground beef, salt, black pepper, bourbon brown sugar seasoning, minced garlic, grated onion, smoked paprika and Worcestershire sauce. Form four patties and place patties on grill grid over medium, ash covered coals. Cook 10-12 minutes or until internal temperature of 160F, turning occasionally.

In a small sauce pan, combine blackberry jam, bourbon and smoked paprika for the Bourbon Blackberry Glaze. Heat until jam melts and flavors combine. About 2 minutes before burgers are done, glaze burger with the Bourbon Blackberry mixture.

To assemble the Burger Sauce, combine mayo, bourbon, bourbon brown sugar seasoning and smoked paprika in a small bowl.

About 2 minutes before the burgers are done, place buns, cut sides down, on grid. Grill until lightly toasted. During the last minute of grilling, top each burger with smoked cheddar cheese slice.

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ing Value Added Program KENTUCKY BEEF NETWORK BECKY THOMPSON KBN Director

As we are quickly approaching weaning time and beginning to consider our fall marketing options, I encourage you to evaluate the management practices you have applied to your calves and consider lue Added Program (PVAP) encourages cow-calf if you would qualify for a third-party verification program to validate your manership and capture added value for their investment agement practices in the marketplace. nd BQCA certification through diversified marketing New Video Series Covering Aspects First you need to consider why do I Of Weaning Calves On-Farm! tegies. Two options are offered: want to verify my calves? Some producVIDEOS LAUNCHED WEEKLY FROM ers quickly say YES! So long as it adds a OPTION 2: monetary value (premium) to my calves. SEPTEMBER 9 TO OCTOBER 21 Although we need to keep in the added PVAP FEEDLOT PVAP VIDEOS POSTED EACH WEEK TO THE UK dollar value from the buyer is being paid BEEF IRM AND KBN FACEBOOK PAGES to compensate for the efforts of the level Ownership retained through feedlot phase AND YOUTUBE CHANNELS ning, of verification taken on by the producer. and sold in Iowa

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Traceability is a huge part of any verifiFor home raised calves weaned on the farm es retained cation program. Producers must first be using CPH-45 protocol, then enrolled in the rior to willing to use an electronic ear tag to give Tri-County Steer Carcass Futurity Week 1 their animals a unique identifier in the Cooperative in Lewis, IA Preparing for Vaccination, Mr. Dan Miller marketplace and keep records to support er weaned Only producers who have never retained any claims they wish to make. I encourthe farm are Week 2 ownership through a commercial feedlotage producers to start simple and add Preconditioning Calves, Dr. Michelle Arnold another layer of records each year to take are eligible ent advantage of each program. Up to $750 incentive payment

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Below I have outlined some of the more common third-party verification programs and the basic questions you need to ask yourself to help you find the proWeek 4 gram that may be the best for your opFeeder Extension Cattle Grading, Kevin Laurent for more info! ontact your local County Agent Mr. or KBN Facilitator erations. Week 5 Economic Considerations for Preconditioning, Dr. Kenny Burdine Week 6 Infrastructure Overview for Weaning Calves, Dr. Steve Higgins Week 7 Traceability and Value Added Marketing, Mrs. Becky Thompson Week 8 Incorporating Technology, Dr. Katie VanValin

Breed/Genetic Verified: These programs allow producers to verify their cattle are a certain breed or they have used specific genetics. Most breed associations or AI companies have a USDA Verification program for their specific breed or genetics.

Considerations: • Are you using known bull genetics? • Do you buy registered bulls? • Source & Age Verification: This is the most common program. A producer must keep calving records and be involved with their herd to keep records and have a method for which they identify their calves with a visual tag. • Do you keep written or electronic records on your calves? • Do you know when your first and last calves are born? Non Hormone Treated Cattle (NHTC): NHTC builds upon Source and Age Verification by ensuring that cattle have not received any supplemental hormones at any stage of their life. This program allows your non-hormone treated calves to be eligible for export beef to the EU. NO Implants or fed hormone growth promotants (HGPs) of any kind are allowed. Examples of HGP’s include implants, Lutalyse, CIDRs, Optaflexx, MGA. Considerations: • Do you keep written or electronic records on your calves? • Do you know when your first and last calves are born? • Do you use implants or feed hormone growth promotants? • Are you willing to move your cattle through a facility that is approved to handle these calves?

Verified Natural Beef: There are many “Natural” programs in the marketplace, but USDA leaves the specific requirements up to the companies that are administrating them. Make sure to check with your verification company or buyer to ensure you are enrolling in the correct program as there are some affidavit style programs that will not qualify as a third-party verification. Generally speaking, most third-party companies are verifying that if cattle have NEVER received the following: Beta-Agonists, Ionophores, Antibiotics or Animal By-Products. Cattle must move through approved VNB locations. Considerations: • Do you keep written or electronic records on your calves? • Do you know when your first and last calves are born? • Do you use implants or feed hormone growth promotants? • Are you willing to move your cattle through a facility that is approved to handle these calves? • Have you used Beta-Agonists, Ionophores, Antibiotics or Animal By-Products? Please visit the USDA Ag Marketing Service website at asm.usda.gov for a complete listing of third-party verification companies and the programs they offer.

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K E N T U C K Y B E E F N E T W O R K FA C I L I TAT O R S This program has been approved by GOAP to fulfill the educational requirements for CAIP. However, contact your county Extension office to ensure your local county CAIP committee will accept the program.

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EDEN SH A L E FA R M PRACT IC ES SPOT T E D I N SA N D ER S, K EN T U C K Y MACKENZIE MILLER Office Manager

Conservation District. Christin learned about Eden Shale through her role in the Extension Service. Q: What project did you implement on your farm and why? A: Fenceline Feeder with a roof, gravel/ fabric base, and metal panels. This project was installed in Fall 2018 in a small field used to wean calves. It was reasonably priced to build, and was also the right thing to do for the farm to preserve the land and improve the wellbeing of the livestock. Q: Is this the first project you have implemented from Eden Shale Farm? A: Yes. The next Eden Shale Farm project being installed on this farm is the Bo Renfro winter feeding structure for the herd. Q: Is there anything you changed when implementing this practice? (i.e., layout, design, size, any additions, etc.) A: No, we followed the recommendations

A: What we like most is not needing to enter the field to feed, keeping the hay dry, the heavy use pad keeping calves out of the mud, and its location near the barn for easy access feeding hay and grain. Changes include raising the metal panels off the ground slightly to prevent rust in the future. Overall, this is a great structure that makes feeding easier. Q: What would you recommend for other producers that wish to implement this practice? A: Take the time to actually visit Eden Shale Farm to look at their examples of fenceline feeders to see what works best for you and your farm. Also, weaned calves can only reach their head in so far, so moving the remaining hay closer to them is necessary so they can finish the bale. Q: Would you recommend Eden Shale Farm resources to others? If so, why? A: Yes! The farm offers excellent resources that are practical, with the farmer in mind.

Q: If you have used this practice, what do you like most? What would you change?

EDEN SHALE FARM FALL VIRTUAL OPEN HOUSE Saturday, October 10, 2020 • 10:00am EST In the August issue of Cow Country, I highlighted a producer out of Fredonia, PA and his feeding structure that is similar to Eden Shale’s large bale feeder. This month, I decided to feature another structure that has been very popular at Eden Shale – the fence-line feeders. The video of the fenceline feeders is one of top three videos for the most views on Eden Shale’s Facebook page. We first shared this video in 2017 and since then, the video has reached over 36,000 people and continues to be shared and viewed today. This feeder was sent in by Christin Herbst and is located on the farm belonging to Carole Hackett. Carole grew up in Carroll County, but now lives in Frankfort. Christin has been renting the COW COUNTRY •

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house on the property since 2016 and her neighbors – Mike & Suzanne Kelley and Terry & Debbie Cauley, – manage the cattle and hay. Christin says, “The farm has become a labor of love for Carole, Mike, Terry, and myself.” Name: Carole Hackett (farm owner), Christin & Raylan Herbst, Mike & Suzanne Kelley, Terry & Debbie Cauley City, State: Sanders, KY – Carroll County Herd Size: 53 cows Class of Cattle: cow/calf operation

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Q: How did you first hear about Eden Shale Farm? A: Carole first visited the farm with her parents in the 1980s. Both Mike and Terry had heard about it growing up, and learned more about the farm and visited through the local Extension Service and

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Fullblood & Purebred Embryos & Semen Stephen: 270-799-8685 760 Emily Court Bowling Green, KY 42101

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CUMMINS POLLED LIMOUSIN David & Donald P. Cummins 4312 Willow-Lenoxburg Rd. Foster, KY 41043 David: 606-747-5886 (C) 606.782.7003 Email: cumminsd@windstream.net

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Daniel Gettings

Elbow Bend & Center Point Rd. Tompkinsville, KY 42167

(270) 487-9454 or (270) 202-7755 “Registered Limousin - LimFlex - Angus Genetics”

LBB Buck’s Limousin Farm

“The Best Kept Secret in Eastern Kentucky” John Buck: (606) 474-7451 • (606) 922-8174 2494 South St. Hwy. 7, Grayson, KY. 41143 johnbuck474@windstream.net “cattle for sale - private treaty”

Tom & Chris Daniel 5171 Camargo-Levee Rd. • Mt. Sterling, KY 40353 859-498-0030 859-585-1785 859-585-8388 “Your source of purebred homopolled/homoblack.”

Greg Blaydes 859-338-9402 James Hicks 859-227-0490

1225 E. Leestown Rd. Midway, KY 40347

Ri c c i R o l a nD Ricci & Brenda Roland 423 Lebus Lane Cynthiana, KY 41031 859-234-3986 • 859-234-7344 rolandlimousin@earthlink.net

Allen & Jon Anderson 260 Henderson Rd. Eubank, KY 42567 Allen: 606-872-8072 Jon: 606-305-8859

“Quality Limousin + LimFlex Cattle!”

WHITE LIMOUSIN & WHITE ANGUS

Donald & Mary Ann Wenzel

994 Airport Road • Falmouth, KY 41040 TOMORROW’S REGISTERED WHITE ANGUS TODAY!

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(859) 654-3612 • (859) 322-0752 maryawenz@aol.com

ING OAKS FARM

Terry W. McPhetridge 606-843-6903 Cell: 606-524-9241

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Bob Minerich, 859-582-6888 2003 Barnes Mill Rd. Richmond, KY 40475 minegwen@aol.com “Cattle for sale private treaty”

Triple K Limousin Paul & Brad Kidd

8254 HWY 711 West Liberty, KY 41472 606-743-7349 606-738-9493 606-495-6396

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Registered Gelbvieh & Balancers Cynthiana, KY Luke Arthur (859) 298-8323 luke.arthur93@gmail.com Bulls • Show Prospects • Embryos Bulls sell with GE EPD’s • Show Prospects

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Barry, Beth & Ben Racke • Brad Racke

7416 Tippenhauer Rd. • Cold Spring, KY 41076 Phone (859) 635-3832 • Barry cell (859) 991-1992 Brad cell (859) 393-3677 • Ben cell (859) 393-3730 Fax (859) 635-3832 • bar4@twc.com

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William McIntosh, President.......................(502) 867-3132 Luke Arthur, Vice President........................(859) 298-8323 Pat Tilghman, Secretary/Treasurer.............(270) 670-8449

LARRY CLARK & SONS LLC

Registered Gelbvieh Cattle 106 Clark Houk Road • Greensburg, KY 42743 Larry Clark, Owner & Operator (270) 299-5167 • (270) 405-6848 Lpclarkandsons@msn.com

CLIFFORD FARMS

3459 KY HWY 1284E Cynthiana, KY 41031 Since 1937 (859) 234-6956

Cattle for sale at all times.

BRIAN W. DYER, DVM

BEE LICK GELBVIEHS

Eddie Reynolds 277 Old Bee Lick Rd. Crab Orchard, KY 40419 606-379-2281(H) 606-305-1972(C) Bulls & Females for sale

Owner/Manager GELBVIEH/BALANCERS 2050 Glasgow Road Burkesville, KY 42717 Brian, Lauren, Kristen Barry, Emily & Julia (270) 864-5909

FULL CIRCLE FARMS

Registered Gelbvieh Cattle Brad Burke 989 Metcalf Mill Road • Ewing KY 41039 (H) 606-267-5609 • (C) 606-782-1367 gbb789@windstream.net

CD FARMS

Clayton & Debbie Cash 1214 Ottawa School Road Brodhead, KY 40409 (606)-308-3247 • (606)-758-8994 Gelbvieh-Balancer Bulls & Heifers For Sale by Private Treaty

KILBOURNE GELBVIEH

East Bernstadt, KY 606-843-6583 cell 606-309-4662 Black Replacement Heifers & Bulls Available Embryo transplant & AI sired calves

MOCKINGBIRD HILL FARMS

Registered Gelbvieh Cattle Shane Wells 10172 Provo Rd. Rochester, KY H: 270-934-2198 C: 270-791-8196 swells@logantele.com

Meeting modern industry demands: • Added Fertility • Increased Efficiency • More pounds of calf weaned American Gelbvieh Association 303-465-2333 | www.gelbvieh.org JOIN KENTUCKY GELBVIEH ASSOCIATION Mail to: 690 Lick Branch Road, Glasgow, Kentucky 42141 FARM NAME

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Gary & Pat Tilghman Lindsey Tilghman Jones Family Carrie & Daryl Derossett Family 690 Lick Branch Road Glasgow, KY 42141 270.646.7024 • pleasantmeadowsfarm@hotmail.com

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SS BREED KENTUCKY ANGUS SWEEPSTAKES SHOW & SALE • MARCH 6th & 7th, 2020

ANGUS BOYD BEEF CATTLE 6077 Helena Road HIGHVIEW FARMS Mayslick, KY 41055 Charlie Boyd II: (606) 584-5194 Blake Boyd: (606) 375-3718 827•West Main Street www.boydbeef.com • cboyd2@maysvilleky.net

Campbellsville, Kentucky 42718 Ben T. Cox DVM BRANCH VIEW ANGUS (270) KY 469-5517 927 Old Liberty Pike • Hustonville, 40437 Registered Angus Cattle (859) 238-0771 • www.branchviewangus.com James S. & LuAnn Coffey, Donald & Donna Coffey Annual Production Sale- 2nd Saturday in April

HILL VIEW FARMS Jimmy Gilles BURKS CATTLE CO. 5160 Lee Rudy Road 531 Rick Rd. Park City, KY 42160 Owensboro, KY 42301 Eddie Burks • (270) 991-6398 (270) 686-8876 www.burkscattle.com (270) 929-537

BURTON & SONS ANGUS Joe D. or Karen Burton • Bryan Carman, Partner, Ridgeview Angus 480 Hominy Hill Rd. Nancy, KY 42544 Joe: (606) 305-3081 • Bryan:JOHNSON (606) 875-3453 FARMS ANGUS Angus Located 15 miles West of Somerset Angus Bulls & Females klburton01@windstream.net

Slaughters, KY CARDINAL HILL FARMSKeith: (270) 635-0723 405 Cedar Grove Rd. • Glasgow, KY 42141 Reese: (270) 635-1137

Bulls & females sold private treaty. Inquiries Welcome. Sell only what we would buy.

Elmore: only what weMike would buy. (270) 404-6589

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RAGS ANGUS FARM Richard and Glenda Stallons 1240 Dogwood Kelly Road Hopkinsville, KY 42240 Home: (270) 885-4352 Cell: (270) 839-2442 rstallons@bellsouth.net

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Ridgeview

President: Jason Crowe

HERITAGE FARM Vice President: Henry B Smith Tom McGinnis Secretary/Treasurer: Anne DeMott 1024 Hinkle Lane • Shelbyville, KY (502) 633-1634, home • (502) 633-5100, work (502) 655-0164, cell

Bob Johnson: (270) 427-1410 cardinalhillfarms.com • mike@cardinalhillfarms.com

LEGACY FARMS

COFFEY ANGUS FARMS Daniel and Lindsey Reynolds 661 Hopewell Road 1709 South Jackson Highway Liberty, KY 42539 Matt Coffey: (270) 799-6288Hardyville, KY 42746 Dewey Coffey: (606) 787-2620 (270) 528-6275/(270) 528-6120 Genetics for Maximum Profitability since 1984

www.legacyfarmsangus.com

COOL SPRINGS CREEK FARM Guy & Aline Babin MILLERS RUN FARM 269 Paul Coomer Rd Gradyville, KY 42742 William N. Offutt IV (270) 205-1669 3790 Paris Road Georgetown, www.coolspringscreekfarm.com • gdbabin@outlook.com

PLEASANT HILL FARMS Gil, Mary, Corbin, Caroline, and Catherine Cowles Rockfield Richpond Road ASANT HILL SHAW FAMILY 500 ANGUS PLE Rockfield, KY 42274 f a r m s Jim & Cathy Shaw(270) 843-9021 • Fax (270) 843-9005 935 Miller Road •Located Hodgenville, 42748Green, 1/2 mile off Hwy 68/80 7 miles westKY of Bowling

HAINES ANGUS FARMS 5294 Park City- Glasgow Rd. Park City, KY 42160 Kenneth Haines, Jr.: (270) 749-8862

(270) 769-8260 RAGS ANGUS FARM www.shawfamilyangus.com Richard and Glenda Stallons Quality Registered Angus Cattle sinceHopkinsville, 1975 1240 Dogwood Kelly Road KY 42240

HAMILTON ANGUS FARMS Eddie Hamilton 2142 Stilesville Road Science Hill, KY 42553 edjohami@aol.com (606) 271-1286 Bulls and Females for Sale

Home: (270) 885-4352 Cell: (270) 839-2442 rstallons@bellsouth.net

SMITHLAND ANGUS FARM SHAW FAMILY ANGUS JimRussell & Cathy Shaw 5202 East Hwy 80, Springs, KY 42642 935 Miller Road • Hodgenville, KY 42748 Charles “Bud” & (270) Pam769-8260 Smith: (270) 866-3898 Henry & Melissa www.shawfamilyangus.com Smith: (270) 866-2311

HERITAGE FARM Tom McGinnis 1024 Hinkle Lane • Shelbyville, KY (502) 633-1634, home • (502) 633-5100, work (502) 655-0164, cell

Quality Registered Angus Cattle since 1975

HIGHVIEW FARMS 827 West Main Street Campbellsville, Kentucky 42718 Ben T. Cox DVM (270) 469-5517 Registered Angus Cattle

SMITHLAND ANGUS FARM

ST. CLAIR FARMS 5202 REGISTERED East Hwy 80, Russell ANGUS Springs, KY 42642 Eric & Sherry St. Charles Clair “Bud” & Pam Smith: (270) 866-3898 Henry & Melissa Smith: (270) 866-2311 13433 Falls of Rough Road • Falls of Rough, KY 40119 Home: (270) 257-2965 • Cell: (270) 617-1079 ST. CLAIR FARMS REGISTERED ANGUS www.stclairangus.com Eric & Sherry St. Clair 13433Bull Falls& of Rough Road • Falls of Rough, Performance Tested Female Sale April 2016KY 40119

HILL VIEW FARMS Jimmy Gilles 5160 Lee Rudy Road Owensboro, KY 42301 (270) 686-8876 (270) 929-537

Home: (270) 257-2965 • Cell: (270) 617-1079 www.stclairangus.com Performance Tested Bull & Female Sale April 2020

TAMME VALLEY FARM TAMME VALLEY FARM Jacob Tamme, Owner-Operator Jacob Tamme, Owner-Operator (859) 583-7134 (859) 583-7134 jacob.tamme@gmail.com jacob.tamme@gmail.com www.tammevalley.com & Find us on Facebook! www.tammevalley.com & Find us on Facebook!

JOHNSON FARMS ANGUS Angus Bulls & Females Slaughters, KY Keith: (270) 635-0723 Reese: (270) 635-1137 MT. MORIAH ANGUS FARMS Bob, Kathy, and Rob Clark (859) 748-5558 1446 Kennedy Bridge Rd. Harrodsburg, KY 40330 Bob: (859)339-2610 • Rob: (859)612-1594 40324mtmoriahfarms1@gmail.com www.mtmoriahangus.com

KY (859) 533-2020 • millersrunfarm@aol.com MILLERS RUN FARM D&D LONGVIEW ANGUSwww.millersrunfarm.com William N. Offutt IV Danny & Debbie Burris Heifers for sale 3790 Paris Road Georgetown, KY 40324 550 Willie Nell Road

TWIN CREEK FARM Shawn, Melissa, Devin & Dylan Gibson TWIN CREEK FARM (270) 337-3072 or (270) 692-5304 Dennis &&Emily Shawn, Melissa, Devin Dylan Gibson or 270/402-4338 (270) 337-3072 or270/337-2128 (270) 692-5304 Watch for us in Branch View Production Sale in April

Dennis & Emily FARM 270/337-2128 or WHITE 270/402-4338 Tim and Amy White Watch for us in Branch View Production Sale in April 3664 Military Pike • Lexington, KY 40513

Columbia, KY 42728 (270) 348-5766 • (270) 250-3701 • (270) 250-1277

(859) 533-2020 • millersrunfarm@aol.com www.millersrunfarm.com Heifers for sale

DAVIS BEND FARMS 10 Oak Hill Drive 2315 Davis Bend Road Russellville, KY 42276 Canmer, KY 42722 Wayne Johnson: (270) 303-6354 timmothyljeffries@gmail.com www.davisbendfarms.com Gary Johnson: (270) 498-7208 Tim: (270) 528-6605 • Leslie: (270) 528-6435

MUD RIVER ANGUS 10 Oak Hill Drive Russellville, KY 42276 Wayne Johnson: (270) 303-6354 Gary Johnson: (270) 498-7208

FALL CREEK ANGUS 448 Corder Farm Road Monticello, KY 42633 Ronnie Corder (606) 348-6588

FARM NAME FOUR KINGS ANGUS 250 Bright Leaf Dr. • Harrodsburg, KY 40330 Cary & Kim King 40330 Carymking@yahoo.com • fourkingsangus.com Cary Cell: (859) 613-3734 • Colby Myers - Purebred Manager ADDRESS

MUD RIVER ANGUS

Home: (859)223-0326 Tim: (859) 509-5401 • Amy (859)227-2552 whitefarm4@twc.com

KENTUCKY ANGUS ASSOCIATION MEMBERSHIP APPLICATION NAME

OLD BARK FARM 370 Ferrill Hill, Buffalo, KY 42716 Kenley Conner 270/358-8057 Registered Angus Cattle PLEASANT HILL FARMS

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FOUR KINGS ANGUS 250 Bright Leaf Dr. • Harrodsburg, KY Cary & Kim King Carymking@yahoo.com • fourkingsangus.com GREAT MEADOWS ANGUS ASSOCIATION Cary Cell: (859) 613-3734 • Colby Myers - Purebred Manager OLD BARK FARM

38th Annual Fall Sale • October 24, 2020 www.greatmeadowsangus.com Paul Bradshaw (502) 817-7502

370 Ferrill Hill, Buffalo, KY 42716 Kenley Conner 270/358-8057 Registered Angus Cattle

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KENTUCKY ANGUS ASSOCIATION NEWS Anne Stewart DeMott, Secretary/Treasurer www.kentuckyangus.org • kyangusassociation@gmail.com •

Greetings from the Kentucky Angus Association and the Board of Directors. Hope this finds you and your family well. Pastures are full of young Angus calves running and playing enjoying the cool Kentucky mornings. Barns are full of hay to feed them and their mothers through winter. It is kinda that perfect time to catch your breath and just enjoy what we do while marveling at God’s creation.

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TENNESSEE STATE FAIR JUNIOR ANGUS SHOW

The fall sale season is charging on with plenty of great genetics to be offered in October all across the commonwealth. From your kids next show heifer to that cow that is everything you have been searching for…….they are out there. Just have to get to the sales to find them! Our Kentucky Angus Field Day has however been postponed. We have a great schedule lined up and plan on hosting it at a later date as restrictions make it possible. Be sure to watch for more information later about that exciting event. If myself or any of the other officers and directors can be of assistance feel free to let us know. Were here to help you in any way we can. Be sure to take a moment to enjoy the beauty all around this month. See you down the road.

Grand Champion Bull S A F Diesel 9060 won grand champion bull at the 2020 Tennessee State Fair Junior Angus Show, Aug. 16 in Lebanon, Tenn. Blane Smith, Russell Springs, Ky., owns the March 2019 son of 5T Power Chip 4790. Troy Thomas, Harrold, S.D., evaluated the 90 entries. Photo by Alex Tolbert, American Angus Association.

Reserve Grand Champion Cow Calf Pair BJF KCC Elba 8335 won reserve grand champion cow-calf pair at the 2020 Tennessee State Fair Junior Angus Show, Aug. 16 in Lebanon, Tenn. Taylor Jeffries, Canmer, Ky., owns the February 2018 daughter of Stevenson Turning Point. A June 2020 son sired by TC Thunder 7508 is at side. Troy Thomas, Harrold, S.D., evaluated the 90 entries. Photo by Alex Tolbert, American Angus Association.

Jason Crowe Kentucky Angus Association President

TENNESSEE STATE FAIR ROLL OF VICTORY OPEN ANGUS SHOW

Reserve Champion Bull S A F Diesel 9060 won reserve junior champion bull at the 2020 Tennessee State Fair Roll of Victory (ROV) Angus Show, Aug. 16 in Lebanon, Tenn. Blane Smith, Russell Springs, Ky., owns the winning bull. Photo by Alex Tolbert, American Angus Association. COW COUNTRY •

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Reserve Senior Champion Female Voyager Georgina 868 won reserve senior champion female at the 2020 Tennessee State Fair Roll of Victory (ROV) Angus Show, Aug. 16 in Lebanon, Tenn. Jacob Marksbury, Buffalo, Ky., owns the winning female. Photo by Alex Tolbert, American Angus Association.

Junior Heifer Calf Champion R & K Proven Queen 200 won junior heifer calf champion at the 2020 Tennessee State Fair Roll of Victory (ROV) Angus Show, Aug. 16 in Lebanon, Tenn. Kalli Flanders, Buffalo, Ky., owns the winning heifer. Photo by Alex Tolbert, American Angus Association.

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Reserve Junior Heifer Calf Champion Ard Ridge Evergreen 2020 won reserve junior heifer calf champion at the 2020 Tennessee State Fair Roll of Victory (ROV) Angus Show, Aug. 16 in Lebanon, Tenn. Kat Branscum, Nancy, Ky., owns the winning heifer. Photo by Alex Tolbert, American Angus Association. 71

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Judy and Rondal Dawson 1156 Buzzard Roost Road Shelbyville, KY 40065 502-593-5136 • jrdawson22@outlook.com

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Kentucky Hereford Association Kentucky Certified Hereford Influence Sale December 3, 2020 • 10:30am • Stanford, KY (BG-South) Contact Lowell Atwood (606) 669-1455

KHA Autumn Harvest Sale December 5, 2020 Blue Grass Stockyards, Lexington, KY

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President: Steve Green Secretary/ Treasurer: Earlene Thomas 859-623-5734 thomasep@roadrunner.com www.dogwoodherefords.com

Polled Herefords 439 Flatwoods Frozen Camp Road • Corbin, KY 40701 Kevin, Angela, Bobby & Brenda Wells Kenlea & Kyler Murray 606-523-0569 - Home 606-528-1691 - Home 606-344-0417 - Cell 606-682-8143 - Cell wells_farm@yahoo.com

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Codee Guffey • 1815 Grassy Springs Road Versailles, Kentucky 40383 (502) 598-6355 rockridgeherefords@gmail.com www.rockridgeherefords.com

6077 Helena Road • Mayslick, KY 41055 Charlie Boyd II · 606-584-5194 Annual Bull Sale second Saturday in March Hereford and Angus Bulls

TK4 Herefords Polled Hereford and Gelbvieh Cattle 3459 KY Hwy. 1284 E. Cythiana, KY 41031 (859) 234-6956 Ben, Jane, Shelby and Lincoln

Tony & Kathy Staples 992 Knotts Road Brandenburg, KY 40108 (270) 422-4220 tstaples@bbtel.com

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Eric & Ronnie Thomas 2396 Union City Rd. Richmond, KY 40475 (859) 623-5734 • Eric’s Cell (859) 314-8256 “Cattle for sale at all times”

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Registered Polled Herefords Bulls & Females for sale Tim & Peggy Wolf 12939 Peach Grove Rd. Alexandria, KY 41001 Home: 859-635-0899 Cell: 859-991-3484

Peyton’s Well Polled Herefords

The Lowell Atwood Family 133 Edgewood Drive Stanford, KY (606) 365-2520 home/fax (606) 669-1455 cell

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Jackie D. Perkins II 367 Mt. Pisgah Rd. • Bremen, KY 42325 (270) 543-3586 Breeding to produce good cows since 1981

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Old Fall Creek Farms

AHA & KHA member • Proven bloodlines Private treaty sales • Visitors always welcome 1874 Old Fall Creek Road Monticello, KY 42633 Reed Bertram (606) 348-7486 David Bertram (606) 278-3630 www.ofcfarms.com

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198 HICKS PIKE CYNTHIANA, KY 41031

Registered Polled Herefords 8103 Bill Moss Road White House, TN 37188 Home/Fax: 615-672-4483 Cell: 615-478-4483 billymjackson@aol.com “Farming the Same Land Since 1834”

Pile Stock Farm

WCN Polled Herefords Since 1961

Registered Polled Herefords

Hansell Pile, Jr. 12045 St. John Rd. Cecilia, KY 42724 270-735-5192•270-862-4462 12 miles West of Elizabethtown

859-588-4531

Jackson Farms

Chambliss Hereford Farms Brad, Carla, Clay and Clint Chambliss 916 Winchester Blvd. Elizabethtown, KY 42701 Home (270) 982-3905 • Cell (270) 668-7126 fax 270-735-9922 www.chamblissherefordfarms.com

BECKLEY HEREFORDS L. Wayne Beckley 1420 Fitchburg Rd. Ravenna, KY 40472 Home: 606-723-3021 Cell: 859-779-0962

K3 CATTLE REGISTERED HEREFORDS KYLE BUSH

Registered Polled Herefords

Bill & Libby Norris 2220 Celina Road Burkesville, KY 42717 Phone (270) 433-7256 Cell (270) 433-1525 “Every calf needs a white face”

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“Registered Angus and Polled Herefords”

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“Breeding Polled Herefords for over 58 Years” John Tucker “Registered Angus and Polled “Registered AngusHerefords” andIIPolled Herefords” 1790 Hidden Valley Lane Breeding cattle for sale at all times. John A. Tucker II John A. Tucker II Hudson, KY 40145 HiddenHerefords” Valley Lane 1999 Walnut Hill Rd. • Lexington, KY “Registered 40515 1790 Hidden Valley Lane Angus and 1790 Polled 270-617-0301 Hudson, KY 40145 Hudson, KY 40145 (859) 271-9086 • cell (859)533-3790 (270) 257-8548 (270) 257-8548 Offi 257-8167 Office for (270) 257-8167 John A. Tucker IIce (270) “Bulls always Sale”

1790 Hidden18-month-old Valley 18-month-old AngusLane & Polled Hereford Bulls For Sale Angus & Polled Hereford Bulls For Sale Hudson, KY 40145 (270) 257-8548 WATSON Office (270) 257-8167

LAND & CATTLE

Matt, Melinda, Harlee, & Wyatt Watson 18-month-old Angus & Polled 6196 Hereford Bulls For Sale Mount Sterling Rd LINEBRED VICTOR DOMINO CATTLE Flemingsburg, Kentucky LINEBRED VICTORMulti-Trait DOMINO CATTLE Selection Fertility Calving Ease melindawatson8660@gmail.com Multi-Trait Selection Milking Ability Danny MillerDisposition Matt - 606-748-1600 Fertility Calving Ease 4850 Caldwell Ridge Rd. Disposition Milking Ability Melinda - 859-625-8660 jmspolledherefords.com Knifley, KY 42753

270-465-6984 • 270-566-2694 4850 Caldwell Ridge Rd. 270-465-6984

Knifley, KY 42753 270-465-6984

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Contact Earlene Thomas for more information: (859) 623-5734 www.kentuckyhereford.org

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CATTLE FOR SALE AT ALL TIMES

CALENDAR OF EVENTS General October 1 Beef Bash, Princeton, KY October 2-4 Kentucky Junior Cattleman’s Fall Classic, Lexington, KY October 10 Eden Shale Farm Virtual Open House (pg. 67) January 14-15 Kentucky Cattlemen’s Association Convention, Owensboro, KY February 3-5 Cattle Industry Convention & NCBA Trade Show, Nashville, TN

Gelbvieh October 10 SoKY Select Gelbvieh Sale, Bowling Green, KY (pg. 61 ) October 17 Seedstock Plus Fall Bull and Female Sale, Carthage, MO (pg. 62) November 7 Red Reward Fall Edition Bull & Female Sale, Osceola, MO (pg. 62) November 7 TJB Gelbvieh 9th Annual Maternal Magic Bull Sale, Chickamauga, GA (pg. 23)

Angus October 10 Isaacs Angus Fall Sale, Horse Cave, KY (pg. 24) October 10 Pleasant Hill Farms 9th Annual Fall Production Sale, Rockfield, KY (pg. 3) October 11 Quintin Smith Family/Lanning/Guests Angus Sale, Lebanon, TN October 16 Myers Angus Farm & Tamme Valley Farm Family Values Female Production Sale, Harrodsburg, KY (pg. 33) October 24 Great Meadows Angus Association Looking to the Future Sale, Campbellsburg, KY (pg. 79) October 25 Four Sons Farm Inaugural Sale, Cynthiana, KY October 26 Oak Hollow Fall Bull Sale and Female Open House, Smiths Grove, KY (pg. 4) October 26 Stone Gate Farms Annual Fall Sale, Flemingsburg, KY (pg. 9) October 31 Yon Family Farms Fall Sale, Ridge Spring, SC (pg. 12) November 6 Frank Turner & Sons Sale, Caneyville, AL November 6 Ward-Ratliff Fall Production Sale, Lexington, KY (pg. 29) November 7 Tamme Valley Farm Power & Performance Angus Bull Sale, Danville, KY (pg. 57) November 7 20th Annual Decades of Excellence, Unionville, TN (pg. 41) November 13 Ingram Angus Production Sale, Pulaski, TN (pg. 51) November 14 CKAA 57th Annual Fall Sale, Danville, KY February 20 Yon Family Farms Spring Sale, Ridge Spring, SC March 29 Oak Hollow 42nd Annual First Choice Bull Sale, Smiths Grove, KY October 30, 2021 Yon Family Farms Fall Sale, Ridge Spring, SC Black Hereford October 6 Black is the Color Online Sale (pg. 10) Brangus October 17 Town Creek Farm Bull Sale & Commercial Brangus Bred Heifer Sale, West Point, MS (pg. 17) November 6-7 GenePlus Brangus Sale at Chimney Rock Cattle Company, Concord, AR (pg. 39) Charolais October 17 JMAR Genetics & Guests Quality Over Quantity Bull & Heifer Online Sale - JMARgenetics.com October 30 Myers Circle Farm Bull Sale, Trenton, KY (pg. 49)

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Hereford October 19 White Hawk Ranch & Barnes Hereford Annual Fall Bull Sale, Cedar Town, GA October 24 Debter Hereford Farm 48th Annual Production Bull Sale, Horton, AL (pg. 36) November 7 Burns Farms 12th Annual Bull & Commercial Female Sale, Pikeville, TN (pg. 47) December 3 Kentucky Certified Hereford Influence Sale, Stanford, KY Limousin October 3 ACH Holdings Foundation VI Sale, Bowling Green, KY Multi-Breed October 17 Ohio Herd Builder Sale, Hillsboro, OH (pg. 37) October 23 16th Annual Gateway Regional Bred Heifer Sale, Mt. Sterling, KY (pg. 55) October 27 Top of the Crop Bred Heifer Sale, Richmond, KY October 31 Herd Builder Bred Heifer Sale, Maysville, KY November 2 30th Annual Elite Bred Heifer Sale, Paris, KY (pg. 9) November 5 Blue Ribbon Bred Heifer Sale, Lexington, KY November 21 West Kentucky Select Bred Heifer Sale, Guthrie, KY (pg. 44) December 3 CPH Sale, Owensboro, KY December 4 Knoll Crest Farm Total Performance Bull Sale, Red House, VA (pg. 13) December 8 CPH Sale, Guthrie, KY December 8 CPH Sale, Richmond, KY December 9 CPH Sale, Lexington, KY December 10 CPH Sale, Springfield, KY February 2 CPH Sale, Guthrie, KY February 10 CPH Sale, Lexington, KY May 12 CPH Sale, Lexington, KY Red Angus October 31 Red Hill Farms Bulls & Females of Fall Sale, Lafayette, TN (pg. 15) Simmental November 14 Gibbs Farms 15th Annual Bull & Replacement Female Sale, Ranburne, AL (pg. 25)

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AgCentral Co-Op.....................................................14 AGCO......................................................................11 Allison Charolais.................................................... 35 Alltech............................................................7 American Angus Association................................ 45 Blue Grass Stockyards........................................... 53 Bourbon Co. Livestock Improvement Assoc.......... 9 Burkmann Nutrition...............................................15 Burns Farms............................................................47 Central Kentucky Ag Credit..................................80 Debter Hereford Farm........................................... 36 Decades of Excellence.............................................41 Dievert Sales Service............................................. 32 Duracast.................................................................. 44 Farm Credit Mid-America..................................... 49 Gateway Regional Bred Heifer Sale......................55 GenePlus Brangus.................................................. 39 Gibbs Farm............................................................. 25 Great Meadows Angus Association.......................79 Green River Livestock............................................ 24 Hamilton Angus Farms........................................... 6 Hayes Trailer Sales................................................. 20 Ingram Angus..........................................................51 Isaacs Angus........................................................... 24 Jackson Marketing Solutions................................ 28 Kentucky Angus Assoc.....................................70, 71 Kentucky Gelbvieh Assoc...................................... 69 Kentucky Hereford Assoc.......................................75 Kentucky Salers Assoc............................................76 Kentucky Simmental Assoc....................................73 Knoll Crest Farms...................................................13 Kuhn North America..............................................21 Limousin Breeders of the Bluegrass..................... 68 Midcontinent Livestock Supplements.................. 35 MultiMinUSA.........................................................46 Myers Circle Farm.................................................. 49 No Bull Enterprises.................................................. 6 Oak Hollow........................................................... 4, 5 Ohio Herd Builder Sale.........................................37 Pasture Management Systems...............................27 Pleasant Hill Angus...................................................3 Red Barn & Associates........................................... 49 Red Hill Farms........................................................15 Seedstock Plus........................................................62 Slaughter Sale Management...................................61 Stone Gate Farms..................................................... 9 Storm Insurance......................................................10 Superior Ag Insurance........................................... 63 Tamme Valley Farm......................................... 33, 57 TJB Gelbvieh........................................................... 23 Town Creek Farm.................................................... 17 Triple T Farms.........................................................10 Walters Buildings................................................... 24 Ward Ratliff Cattle Company................................ 29 Wax Company........................................................... 2 West KY Select Bred Heifer Sale........................44 Yon Family Farms...................................................12

STRINGER FARMS

Bruce Stringer • 128 Teresa Avenue • Somerset, KY 42501 • 606-875-3553

DIAMOND J SALERS

Donald Johnson • 11660 N. Hwy 1247 • Eubank, KY 42564 • 606-379-1558

WILLIS FARMS

Danny Willis • 964 Johnson Rd • Frankfort, KY 40601 • 502-803-5011 • drwc21@aol.com

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CLASSIFIEDS PERFORMANCE TESTED PUREBRED ANGUS BULLS FOR SALE Call 270-202-7186 for more info or check out www.oakhollowangus.com for current availability.

OVER 15 BREEDING AGE HEREFORD BULLS FOR SALE Over 60 years of Line 1 Hereford Genetics. Also selling 15 open and 15 bred heifers. Chambliss Hereford Farms. 270-668-7126

FOR SALE 19-20 month old Polled Hereford bulls. Good selection. Low birthweight, medium frame. Free Delivery Available.JMS Polled Herefords, Knifley, KY Danny 270-566-2694 Trent 270-566-2000

COMPREHENSIVE NUTRIENT MANAGEMENT PLANS (CNMPS) Livestock manure management planning, manure storage facility planning, and water quality BMPs implementation. Ben Koostra - Professional Engineer and NRCS Technical Service Provider Lexington - 859-559-4662

FOUNDATION SALE VI October 3, 2020 • United Producers, Bowling Green, KY • Selling FULLBLOOD & PUREBRED LIMOUSIN Genetics • For info call : A C H Holdings, LLC Stephen Haynes 270-799-8685

SORTING POLES - PADDLES - FLAGS Poles with your 8” decal. $6.20 each per 50. Sorting flag, $11.25. Sorting paddles $9. Ear tag cutters, buckets, grain scoops. Kerndt Livestock Products 800-207-3115

RED ANGUS FOR SALE Bulls: Yearlings and 2-year-olds. Open Heifers. Show Heifer Prospects. Contact: Johnnie Cundiff 606-305-6443 or 606-871-7438

WHITE FACE SIMMENTAL & SIM/ANGUS BULLS 14 months old. BSE tested. Qualify for heifer acceptable and high productivity with Ag Development Program. 502-604-1757 or 502-839-6651

REGISTERED BLACK SIMMENTAL BULLS Excellent EPD’s. Semen Tested. Delivery Available. Maximize your profit with proven performance. All bulls qualify for new CAIP cost-share. Adam Wheatley 502-349-2665

JOHN DEERE 8200 DRILL $5500 Gehl 1065 chopper- 2 row narrow $7850 John Deere 3975 base unit $15,000 Gehl 8285 feeder wagon $8500 2/3 row corn header-NH & JD mounts-call Horning Heads- innstock- call Artex SB 200- vertical beater- for rental Kemco Bale Wrapper new $29,000 Stoltzfus lime - litter- fert cu 50 $18,000 John Deere 5085E- loader - 4wd- canopy $33,000 New Holland 230 chopper -$15,000 Farmco feeder wagons-15 in stock-call Call Charlie 859-608-9745 www.redbarnandassociates.com LUCCHESE BOOTS - THE BEST NAME/ QUALITY IN BOOTS Estate Sale, Size 11 - In Excellent Condition Variety of Leathers - Ostrich, Anteater, Goat, Lizard, Gator and more - Only 12 Pair Available - Open to All Offers - Won’t Last, Call 859-519-6745

JOHN TAYLOR: (270) 287-8629

REGISTERED RED ANGUS BULLS FOR SALE * FREE DELIVERY * FOUR WINDS FARM

(502) 296-1044

REGISTERED SIMANGUS YEARLING BULLS Excellent EPD’s. High growth. Cost Share Eligible. Real herd sires! 859-588-3408

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SOUTHEAST FEEDER CATTLE PRICES 18 SEPTEMBER 2020 STEER

HEIFER

KY/TN

LA/MS

9-10

117-123

122-128

113-119

116-122

122-128

117-123

8-9

120-128

130-138

116-124

119-127

126-134

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125-133

132-140

121-129

124-132

131-139

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137-147

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137-149

146-158

131-143

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152-166

157-171

156-170

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DNA tested for Genomic traits and EPD accuracy. Located in Leitchfield, Kentucky.

New Castle, Kentucky

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PUREBRED SANTA GERTRUDIS BULLS FOR SALE

KY/TN

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126-134

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120-128

110-118

112-120

116-124

114-122

138-148

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118-128

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HERE (859) 278-0899

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58-67

53-62

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85-93

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Feeder cattle traded steady to $4 higher on the week. Calves ranged from $3 lower to $4 higher. Market cows traded steady to $3 lower.

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FEATURE

IS IT REALLY ALL ABOUT THE MONEY?

DOING THE LAST BEST THING TIMELY TIPS FOR SEPTEMBER

KEVIN LAURENT

SPRING-CALVING COW HERD

University of Kentucky

“It’s all about the money.” “Follow the money trail.” These are common statements we have all heard and said whenever we are trying to explain people’s actions or motives. Whether it’s the latest political scandal or something as simple as why the local Walmart doesn’t carry a certain item anymore, following the “money trail” will usually yield the answer. So, is it always about the money? Folks in agriculture work every day to produce food, fiber and fuel and hopefully make a profit doing so. Are they just doing it for the money? Sure, profit is extremely important and necessary for agriculture to be sustainable. But honestly there are a lot easier ways to make a living. What about us as beef producers? Why do we raise cattle? Why do we battle the mud, worry about drought, get out in the cold and snow to warm a newborn calf? Why do we do it? I think we would all agree it is not just about the money. We do this because we love it. Personally, my wife and I chose to be part timers, raising stocker calves and a few show pigs, to help raise our 5 kids. I will say, the calves and pigs did a pretty good job on the first four, but the jury is still out on that last one. Daniel rocked our world with his arrival back in 2006 and is now 14 starting the 8th grade. He loves Duroc hogs, football, hunting and fishing, in no particular order. Recently, a friend of mine asked when I was going to quit fooling with cattle and hogs. I told him when they are finished raising Dan. I have to admit, I lied to my friend. I will always have to raise something or feed something. Its simply in my blood. I think the same can be said for most of us in this industry. We love raising our families in this way of life. We love raising cattle and producing beef. We take great pride in the job that we do, the quality of our calves, and the way we 78

treat the land. During one of the breakout sessions in the recent BEEF extension education meetings we were discussing how we could get better participation in CPH45 and preconditioning sales and a good friend of mine, Brandon Oliver, made an interesting comment that has stuck with me. He said that he appreciated all our efforts over the years to estimate the net added returns per head by participating in CPH-45, but maybe a better message would be to promote weaning and preconditioning as the last best thing we as cow-calf producers can do for our calves before we sell them. The last best thing. You know, I think Brandon is right. Over the years I have spent countless hours crunching sale numbers and feed costs and reporting on the economic merits of weaning and preconditioning and I can honestly say the numbers don’t lie, 85% of the time it will put dollars in your pocket to wean and precondition before selling and that’s a very good thing to know and document. But what value do we place on doing the right thing for our calves before we relinquish ownership to the next person in the chain. Brandon’s father, Ramon Oliver was one of a core group of Trigg County producers that helped Dr. Roy Burris start the CPH program back in the early 80’s. If you talk to any of those producers such as Ramon or Tommy P’Pool or Bobby Hyde to name a few of these pioneers, they will tell you that every year was not an economic win, but what was consistent was that every year they were doing the “last best thing” for their calves. So I challenge all Kentucky cow calf producers to do “the last best thing” for your calves this fall by weaning and preconditioning before you sell. Who knows, it might just make you some money. COW COUNTRY •

Schedule a pregnancy examination of cows if not done previously. Winter feeding costs can be minimized by eliminating open cows prior to winterfeeding. Pregnancy status (pregnant versus open) can be determined using palpation, transrectal ultrasonography, or blood sampling. Stage of pregnancy can only be determined by palpation or ultrasonography (performed by your veterinarian). Evaluate the body condition of your cows and improve their condition prior to winter. It takes about 75 pounds to increase body condition a full score. If you have already done a preweaning working, revaccinate (booster) calves as needed. Treat calves for internal and external parasites. If you vaccinate calves yourself, be sure to store, handle and administer vaccines properly. Wean calves before cows lose body condition. Obtain weaning weights of your calves and remember weaning is the time to do your first round of culling and selecting breeding stock. You can eliminate obviously inferior calves, especially those with wild or nervous dispositions. Consider the number of heifers that you will need to save for your cow herd. Bulls that are old, unsound, roguish, etc. can be culled now. It is not too early to begin thinking about replacements.

FALL-CALVING HERD The calving season should be in full swing for fall-calving cows. Check cows frequently. Identify calves and commercial males should be castrated and implanted. Put fall-calving cows on accumulated pasture before the breeding season. Be sure to save some grass in the breeding pastures. It is time to get everything ready for the fall-breeding season, too. Line-up semen, supplies, etc. now and get your bulls ready to go (don’t forget their breeding soundness evaluation). Obtain yearling measurements (weight, hip height, scrotal circumference, etc.) on replacement animals - especially for registered ones. Contact your herd veterinarian and schedule pelvic area examinations and reproductive tract scores for your potential replacements. Use pelvic area to identify larger heifers with smaller than normal pelvic areas so you

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can remove them from the breeding pool. Reproductive tract scores can be used to identify immature heifers for culling. Typically, heifers with a reproductive tract score less than 3 have limited ability to conceive early in the breeding season.

STOCKERS If you are purchasing weaned/stressed calves, have your receiving/feeding program in place. Feed a stress ration which contains at least 13% protein and is fairly energy dense. Manage to keep newly weaned and/or purchased calves healthy. Calves should be penned in a small lot with adequate feed, water and shade to reduce stress. Careful handling and comfortable, uncrowded conditions can decrease stress. When newly-weaned calves are purchased in the fall, sickness and death loss can be a big problem. Work with your veterinarian on a health and receiving program. Consider purchasing CPH-45 feeder calves that are preweaned, vaccinated, bunk-adjusted and treated for parasites. Watch calves closely for a few weeks after their arrival. Have a treatment program ready for any health problems. Early recognition of sick cattle improves their chance of recovery. Watch for drooped ears, hollow appearance, reluctance to rise, stiff gait, coughing and dull or sunken eyes. A good “receiving” program is essential to profitability.

GENERAL Avoid prussic acid poisoning that can happen when frost ruptures the plant cells in sorghums, sorghum-sudan hybrids, sudangrass and johnsongrass releasing prussic (hydrocyanic) acid. Fields can be grazed after the plants have dried up after a frost. New growth that occurs in stalk fields is potentially dangerous whether frosted or not. Take soil samples for soil analysis to determine pasture fertility needs. Apply phosphate, potash and lime accordingly. Test hay quality and make inventory of hay supplies and needs. Adjust now - buy feed before you run out in the winter. Do not harvest or graze alfalfa now in order for it to replenish root reserves. Remove fly-control eartags from all animals, dispose of according to instructions on package. Treat for grubs/lice.

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Great Meadows Angus Association

Looking “ to the Future” Location:

October 24 • 1 PM Burks 421 Missie 922E

19094079 • Sky High x First Class Awesome build from a family of champions. Safe to KR Outfit.

Burks 922E Missie 181H

19760862 • Stunner x Sky High Halter broke and ready to show!

Reality Farms LLC

794 Port Royal Rd • Campbellsburg, KY 40011

Rock Ridge May C102

18506869 • Denver x Iron Mountain Young donor in her prime. Ave 15 embryos Top 1% WW, 2% YW, 10% $W and $B. Safe to Mainstay.

Rock Ridge Blackcap May G105 19576587 • Treasure x Cartwright +15 CED to +122 YW. Imagine the possibilities!

LCF Blackbird 9005

19783568 • Inertia x Discovery Awesome pedigree and exciting. Traces to Sandpoint Blackbird 8809.

Coleman Donna 0308

Millstone Mainstay F02 19744920 • Mainstay x Prophet Ready for heavy service. Top 10% CED, WW, YW and 15% $W & $B.

HAF Bonnie 903

19681485 • Payweight 1682 x SydGen Liberty Top of her crop! Open heifer division is always strong.

17089286 • Juneau x Onward Choice of the Egg Basket! Justified-Natural Law-Charlo-Bravo-Renown-Extension

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